How To Install libwpeditor-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwpeditor-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libwpeditor-dev
libwpeditor-dev is:
wpeditor (for WordPad Text Editor) is a library that provides a number of GTK+ widgets that allow the input of text, including formatting information also known as rich text.
This package provides the development headers.
There are three methods to install libwpeditor-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 libwpeditor-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 libwpeditor-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwpeditor-dev
Install libwpeditor-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwpeditor-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwpeditor-dev
Install libwpeditor-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 libwpeditor-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwpeditor-dev
How To Uninstall libwpeditor-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libwpeditor-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwpeditor-dev
Uninstall libwpeditor-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwpeditor-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwpeditor-dev
Remove libwpeditor-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwpeditor-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwpeditor-dev
Remove libwpeditor-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwpeditor-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwpeditor-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwpeditor-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
