How To Install oss4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install oss4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is oss4-dev
oss4-dev is:
This package provides the header for OSS 4.x development. You need this file if you want to build programs which use the OSS 4.x API.
There are three methods to install oss4-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 oss4-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 oss4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install oss4-dev
Install oss4-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install oss4-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install oss4-dev
Install oss4-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 oss4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install oss4-dev
How To Uninstall oss4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the oss4-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove oss4-dev
Uninstall oss4-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall oss4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove oss4-dev
Remove oss4-dev Configurations and Data
To remove oss4-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge oss4-dev
Remove oss4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove oss4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge oss4-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install oss4-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
