How To Install libwinpr-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwinpr-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libwinpr-dev
libwinpr-dev is:
WinPR is a spin-off project of FreeRDP which aims at providing a portable implementation of important portions of the Windows API. Just like FreeRDP, WinPR is released under the Apache license. Unlike Wine, WinPR does not provide binary compatibility, and does not require applications to be built for Windows. Instead, WinPR provides API compatibility for applications targeting non-Windows environments. When on Windows, the original native API is being used instead of the equivalent WinPR implementation, without having to modify the code using it.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libwinpr-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 libwinpr-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 libwinpr-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwinpr-dev
Install libwinpr-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwinpr-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwinpr-dev
Install libwinpr-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 libwinpr-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwinpr-dev
How To Uninstall libwinpr-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libwinpr-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwinpr-dev
Uninstall libwinpr-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwinpr-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwinpr-dev
Remove libwinpr-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwinpr-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwinpr-dev
Remove libwinpr-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwinpr-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwinpr-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwinpr-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
