How To Install libxapp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxapp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxapp-dev
libxapp-dev is:
This package provides the include files and static library for the XApp library functions.
There are three methods to install libxapp-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 libxapp-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 libxapp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxapp-dev
Install libxapp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxapp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxapp-dev
Install libxapp-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 libxapp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxapp-dev
How To Uninstall libxapp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxapp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxapp-dev
Uninstall libxapp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxapp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxapp-dev
Remove libxapp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxapp-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxapp-dev
Remove libxapp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxapp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxapp-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxapp-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
