How To Install libaacs-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libaacs-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libaacs-dev
libaacs-dev is:
libaacs is a research project to implement the Advanced Access Content System specification. It provides, through an open-source library, a way to understand how the AACS works.
This package DOES NOT provide any key or certificate that could be used to decode encrypted copyrighted material. It is based on the official public AACS specification only.
This package provides the development files for libaacs0.
There are three methods to install libaacs-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libaacs-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 libaacs-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libaacs-dev
Install libaacs-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libaacs-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libaacs-dev
Install libaacs-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 libaacs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libaacs-dev
How To Uninstall libaacs-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libaacs-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libaacs-dev
Uninstall libaacs-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libaacs-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaacs-dev
Remove libaacs-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libaacs-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libaacs-dev
Remove libaacs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libaacs-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaacs-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libaacs-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
