How To Install libwacom-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwacom-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libwacom-dev
libwacom-dev is:
libwacom is a library to identify wacom tablets and their model-specific features. It provides easy access to information such as “is this a built-in on-screen tablet”, “what is the size of this model”, etc.
This package contains the development files for libwacom.
There are three methods to install libwacom-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 libwacom-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 libwacom-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwacom-dev
Install libwacom-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwacom-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwacom-dev
Install libwacom-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 libwacom-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwacom-dev
How To Uninstall libwacom-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libwacom-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwacom-dev
Uninstall libwacom-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwacom-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwacom-dev
Remove libwacom-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwacom-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwacom-dev
Remove libwacom-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwacom-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwacom-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwacom-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
