How To Install libwhoopsie-preferences-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwhoopsie-preferences-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libwhoopsie-preferences-dev is Ubuntu error tracker submission settings - library development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwhoopsie-preferences-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libwhoopsie-preferences-dev

libwhoopsie-preferences-dev is:

This library provides convenience DBus methods for interfacing with the error tracker submission settings daemon.

There are three methods to install libwhoopsie-preferences-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 libwhoopsie-preferences-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 libwhoopsie-preferences-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwhoopsie-preferences-dev

Install libwhoopsie-preferences-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwhoopsie-preferences-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwhoopsie-preferences-dev

Install libwhoopsie-preferences-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 libwhoopsie-preferences-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwhoopsie-preferences-dev

How To Uninstall libwhoopsie-preferences-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libwhoopsie-preferences-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwhoopsie-preferences-dev

Uninstall libwhoopsie-preferences-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwhoopsie-preferences-dev

Remove libwhoopsie-preferences-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libwhoopsie-preferences-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwhoopsie-preferences-dev

Remove libwhoopsie-preferences-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwhoopsie-preferences-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwhoopsie-preferences-dev

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Summary

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