How To Install e17-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install e17-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. e17-dev is Enlightenment headers, static libraries and documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install e17-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is e17-dev

e17-dev is:

Enlightenment is an advanced window manager for X11. Unique features include: a fully animated background, nice drop shadows around windows, backed by an extremely clean and optimized foundation of APIs.

This package contains headers, static libraries and documentation for enlightenment.

There are three methods to install e17-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 e17-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 e17-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install e17-dev

Install e17-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install e17-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install e17-dev

Install e17-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 e17-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install e17-dev

How To Uninstall e17-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the e17-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove e17-dev

Uninstall e17-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall e17-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove e17-dev

Remove e17-dev Configurations and Data

To remove e17-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge e17-dev

Remove e17-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove e17-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge e17-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install e17-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.