How To Install powerdevil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install powerdevil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. powerdevil-dev is Global power saver settings.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install powerdevil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is powerdevil-dev

powerdevil-dev is:

Power Devil allows you to define your all power settings.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install powerdevil-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 powerdevil-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 powerdevil-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install powerdevil-dev

Install powerdevil-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install powerdevil-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install powerdevil-dev

Install powerdevil-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 powerdevil-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install powerdevil-dev

How To Uninstall powerdevil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the powerdevil-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove powerdevil-dev

Uninstall powerdevil-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall powerdevil-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove powerdevil-dev

Remove powerdevil-dev Configurations and Data

To remove powerdevil-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge powerdevil-dev

Remove powerdevil-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove powerdevil-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge powerdevil-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install powerdevil-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.