Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrail6 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgrail6
libgrail6 is:
This library consists of an interface and tools for handling gesture
recognition and gesture instantiation. Applications can use the grail
callbacks to receive gesture primitives and raw input events from the
underlying kernel device.
There are three methods to install libgrail6 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 libgrail6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgrail6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgrail6
Install libgrail6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgrail6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgrail6
Install libgrail6 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 libgrail6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgrail6
How To Uninstall libgrail6 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgrail6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgrail6
Uninstall libgrail6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgrail6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgrail6
Remove libgrail6 Configurations and Data
To remove libgrail6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgrail6
Remove libgrail6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgrail6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgrail6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrail6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
