How To Install npapi-sdk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install npapi-sdk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is npapi-sdk-dev
npapi-sdk-dev is:
npapi-sdk goal is to provide a set of reference NPAPI headers which all browser and plugin projects can use. Additionally it will contain utility code and sample code to make life easier for NPAPI developers.
npapi-sdk is the bundle of NPAPI headers lately decoupled from Mozilla sources. Gentoo Mozilla team provides a build system and packaging releases of it.
There are three methods to install npapi-sdk-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 npapi-sdk-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 npapi-sdk-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install npapi-sdk-dev
Install npapi-sdk-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install npapi-sdk-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install npapi-sdk-dev
Install npapi-sdk-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 npapi-sdk-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install npapi-sdk-dev
How To Uninstall npapi-sdk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the npapi-sdk-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove npapi-sdk-dev
Uninstall npapi-sdk-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall npapi-sdk-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove npapi-sdk-dev
Remove npapi-sdk-dev Configurations and Data
To remove npapi-sdk-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge npapi-sdk-dev
Remove npapi-sdk-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove npapi-sdk-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge npapi-sdk-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install npapi-sdk-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
