How To Install libbrlapi0.8 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbrlapi0.8 on Ubuntu 22.04. libbrlapi0.8 is braille display access via BRLTTY - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbrlapi0.8 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libbrlapi0.8

libbrlapi0.8 is:

BRLTTY is a daemon which provides access to the console (text mode) for a blind person using a braille display. It drives the braille display and provides complete screen review functionality.

BrlAPI is a library which gives an application access to a braille display and lets it write braille.

This package contains the shared library necessary to run programs which need to communicate with a braille display.

There are three methods to install libbrlapi0.8 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libbrlapi0.8 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbrlapi0.8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbrlapi0.8

Install libbrlapi0.8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbrlapi0.8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbrlapi0.8

Install libbrlapi0.8 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 libbrlapi0.8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbrlapi0.8

How To Uninstall libbrlapi0.8 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libbrlapi0.8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbrlapi0.8

Uninstall libbrlapi0.8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbrlapi0.8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbrlapi0.8

Remove libbrlapi0.8 Configurations and Data

To remove libbrlapi0.8 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbrlapi0.8

Remove libbrlapi0.8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbrlapi0.8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbrlapi0.8

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbrlapi0.8 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.