How To Install libvc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvc-dev
libvc-dev is:
vCard is an Electronic Business Card format, as specified by the versit Consortium, useful for storing personal data. libvc handles scanning a vCard file, parsing the vCard file into a data storage structure, manipulating the data storage structure, and writing back to file. It was originally written for `rolo’, but has been split-off as a generic library for general use.
This package contains static library, headers, and the development manpage for libvc.
There are three methods to install libvc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libvc-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvc-dev
Install libvc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvc-dev
Install libvc-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libvc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvc-dev
How To Uninstall libvc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvc-dev
Uninstall libvc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvc-dev
Remove libvc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvc-dev
Remove libvc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvc-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvc-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
