How To Install libxbae-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxbae-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libxbae-dev is Xbae Matrix Widget development package

Introduction

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

What is libxbae-dev

libxbae-dev is:

XbaeMatrix is a free Motif table widget which presents an editable array of string data to the user in a scrollable table similar to a spreadsheet. The rows and columns of the Matrix may optionally be labelled. A number of “fixed” and “trailing fixed” rows or columns may be specified.

This package provides the development library and headers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxbae-dev

Install libxbae-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxbae-dev

Install libxbae-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 libxbae-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxbae-dev

How To Uninstall libxbae-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libxbae-dev

Uninstall libxbae-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxbae-dev

Remove libxbae-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libxbae-dev

Remove libxbae-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxbae-dev

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Summary

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