Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libforge-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libforge-dev
libforge-dev is:
A prototype of the OpenGL interop library that can be used with ArrayFire. The
goal of Forge is to provide high performance OpenGL visualizations for C/C++
applications that use CUDA/OpenCL.
This package provides the development files.
There are three methods to install libforge-dev 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 libforge-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 libforge-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libforge-dev
Install libforge-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libforge-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libforge-dev
Install libforge-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 libforge-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libforge-dev
How To Uninstall libforge-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libforge-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libforge-dev
Uninstall libforge-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libforge-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libforge-dev
Remove libforge-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libforge-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libforge-dev
Remove libforge-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libforge-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libforge-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libforge-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
