How To Install libvformat-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvformat-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvformat-dev
libvformat-dev is:
This library provides an interface to vcard files according to the definitions laid down in the rfc2426.
This package contains the development headers for the library found in libvformat0.
There are three methods to install libvformat-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 libvformat-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 libvformat-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvformat-dev
Install libvformat-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvformat-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvformat-dev
Install libvformat-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 libvformat-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvformat-dev
How To Uninstall libvformat-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvformat-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvformat-dev
Uninstall libvformat-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvformat-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvformat-dev
Remove libvformat-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvformat-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvformat-dev
Remove libvformat-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvformat-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvformat-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvformat-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
