How To Install libvdk2-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdk2-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvdk2-dbg
libvdk2-dbg is:
The Visual Development Kit (VDK) is a C++ library that wraps the GTK+ toolkit.
The package also includes the VDK Component Library which contains some useful new components not available in pure GTK+.
Programming in VDK is much like programming in VCL and Borland C++ Builder.
This package contains the debugging static libraries for the VDK C++ library.
The debugging libraries are installed as /usr/lib/libvdk_g.a Link specifically with them if you want to debug.
There are three methods to install libvdk2-dbg 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 libvdk2-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvdk2-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvdk2-dbg
Install libvdk2-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvdk2-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvdk2-dbg
Install libvdk2-dbg 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 libvdk2-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvdk2-dbg
How To Uninstall libvdk2-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvdk2-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvdk2-dbg
Uninstall libvdk2-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvdk2-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvdk2-dbg
Remove libvdk2-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libvdk2-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvdk2-dbg
Remove libvdk2-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvdk2-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvdk2-dbg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdk2-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
