How To Install libxfcegui4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfcegui4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxfcegui4-dev
libxfcegui4-dev is:
This package contains the headers and the static library for libxfcegui4-4. If you intend to code applications which use some of these functions (probably Xfce4-based applications), then you have to install this package.
The libxfcegui4 Reference Manual is also included and it can be consulted with Devhelp or a web browser.
There are three methods to install libxfcegui4-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 libxfcegui4-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 libxfcegui4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxfcegui4-dev
Install libxfcegui4-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxfcegui4-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxfcegui4-dev
Install libxfcegui4-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 libxfcegui4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxfcegui4-dev
How To Uninstall libxfcegui4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxfcegui4-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxfcegui4-dev
Uninstall libxfcegui4-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxfcegui4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxfcegui4-dev
Remove libxfcegui4-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxfcegui4-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxfcegui4-dev
Remove libxfcegui4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxfcegui4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxfcegui4-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfcegui4-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
