How To Install libpciaccess-dev on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpciaccess-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libpciaccess-dev
libpciaccess-dev is:
Provides functionality for X to access the PCI bus and devices in a platform-independent way.
This package contains the development files for libpciaccess.
There are three methods to install libpciaccess-dev on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpciaccess-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 libpciaccess-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpciaccess-dev
Install libpciaccess-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpciaccess-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpciaccess-dev
Install libpciaccess-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 libpciaccess-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpciaccess-dev
How To Uninstall libpciaccess-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libpciaccess-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpciaccess-dev
Uninstall libpciaccess-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpciaccess-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpciaccess-dev
Remove libpciaccess-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpciaccess-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpciaccess-dev
Remove libpciaccess-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpciaccess-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpciaccess-dev
Dependencies
libpciaccess-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpciaccess-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.