How To Install libxdf-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdf-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libxdf-dev
libxdf-dev is:
Libxdf is a cross-platform C++ library for loading multimodal, multi- rate signals stored in XDF files. Libxdf is used in the biosignal viewing application SigViewer. It can also be integrated into other C++ applications.
This package contains the header files and the static library
There are three methods to install libxdf-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libxdf-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 libxdf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxdf-dev
Install libxdf-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxdf-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxdf-dev
Install libxdf-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 libxdf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxdf-dev
How To Uninstall libxdf-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libxdf-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxdf-dev
Uninstall libxdf-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxdf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxdf-dev
Remove libxdf-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxdf-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxdf-dev
Remove libxdf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxdf-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxdf-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdf-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.