How To Install libvterm0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvterm0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libvterm0 is abstract terminal library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvterm0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libvterm0

libvterm0 is:

An abstract C99 library which implements a VT220 or xterm-like terminal emulator. It doesn’t use any particular graphics toolkit or output system, instead it invokes callback function pointers that its embedding program should provide it to draw on its behalf. It avoids calling malloc() during normal running state, allowing it to be used in embedded kernel situations.

There are three methods to install libvterm0 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 libvterm0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvterm0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvterm0

Install libvterm0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvterm0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvterm0

Install libvterm0 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 libvterm0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvterm0

How To Uninstall libvterm0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libvterm0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvterm0

Uninstall libvterm0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvterm0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvterm0

Remove libvterm0 Configurations and Data

To remove libvterm0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvterm0

Remove libvterm0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvterm0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvterm0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvterm0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.