How To Install libxneur-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxneur-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libxneur-dev is development files for xneur frontends and plugins.

Introduction

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

What is libxneur-dev

libxneur-dev is:

This package provides development files for building XNeur frontends and its plugins.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxneur-dev

Install libxneur-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxneur-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libxneur-dev

How To Uninstall libxneur-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libxneur-dev

Uninstall libxneur-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxneur-dev

Remove libxneur-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libxneur-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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