How To Install nih-dbus-tool on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nih-dbus-tool on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is nih-dbus-tool
nih-dbus-tool is:
nih-dbus-tool generates C source code from the D-Bus Introspection XML data provided by most services; either to make implementing the described objects in C programs or to make proxying to the described remote objects easier.
The generated code requires libnih-dbus-dev to be compiled.
There are three methods to install nih-dbus-tool 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 nih-dbus-tool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nih-dbus-tool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nih-dbus-tool
Install nih-dbus-tool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nih-dbus-tool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nih-dbus-tool
Install nih-dbus-tool 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 nih-dbus-tool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nih-dbus-tool
How To Uninstall nih-dbus-tool on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the nih-dbus-tool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nih-dbus-tool
Uninstall nih-dbus-tool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nih-dbus-tool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nih-dbus-tool
Remove nih-dbus-tool Configurations and Data
To remove nih-dbus-tool configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nih-dbus-tool
Remove nih-dbus-tool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nih-dbus-tool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nih-dbus-tool
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nih-dbus-tool package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
