Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdiscover-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libdiscover-dev
libdiscover-dev is:
libdiscover is a library enabling identification of various PCI,
PCMCIA, and USB devices.
This package contains the header files and static libraries needed for
development.
There are three methods to install libdiscover-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 libdiscover-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 libdiscover-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdiscover-dev
Install libdiscover-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdiscover-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdiscover-dev
Install libdiscover-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 libdiscover-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdiscover-dev
How To Uninstall libdiscover-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libdiscover-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdiscover-dev
Uninstall libdiscover-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdiscover-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdiscover-dev
Remove libdiscover-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdiscover-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdiscover-dev
Remove libdiscover-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdiscover-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdiscover-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdiscover-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
