How To Install mce-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mce-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mce-dev
mce-dev is:
This package contains headers defining the D-Bus method calls provided by the Mode Control Entity, and the signals emitted by it.
There are three methods to install mce-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 mce-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 mce-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mce-dev
Install mce-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mce-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mce-dev
Install mce-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 mce-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mce-dev
How To Uninstall mce-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mce-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mce-dev
Uninstall mce-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mce-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mce-dev
Remove mce-dev Configurations and Data
To remove mce-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mce-dev
Remove mce-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mce-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mce-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mce-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
