How To Install libtidy-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtidy-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. libtidy-dev is HTML/XML syntax checker and reformatter - development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtidy-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libtidy-dev

libtidy-dev is:

Tidy corrects and cleans up HTML and XML documents by fixing markup errors and upgrading legacy code to modern standards.

This package contains the libtidy static library and the headers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libtidy-dev

Install libtidy-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtidy-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libtidy-dev

How To Uninstall libtidy-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libtidy-dev

Uninstall libtidy-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtidy-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtidy-dev

Remove libtidy-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libtidy-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtidy-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtidy-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.