How To Install libxnvctrl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxnvctrl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxnvctrl-dev
libxnvctrl-dev is:
The NV-CONTROL X extension provides a mechanism for X clients to query and set configuration parameters of the NVIDIA X driver. State set by the NV-CONTROL X extension is assumed to be persistent only for the current server generation.
There are three methods to install libxnvctrl-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 libxnvctrl-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 libxnvctrl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxnvctrl-dev
Install libxnvctrl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxnvctrl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxnvctrl-dev
Install libxnvctrl-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 libxnvctrl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxnvctrl-dev
How To Uninstall libxnvctrl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxnvctrl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxnvctrl-dev
Uninstall libxnvctrl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxnvctrl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxnvctrl-dev
Remove libxnvctrl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxnvctrl-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxnvctrl-dev
Remove libxnvctrl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxnvctrl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxnvctrl-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxnvctrl-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
