How To Install libwebm-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 libwebm-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libwebm-dev
libwebm-dev is:
This library provides WebM parser and related tools. It is developed by Google as part of Chromium project, but can be used in other projects.
This package installs only files needed for development: header, libraries.
There are three methods to install libwebm-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 libwebm-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 libwebm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwebm-dev
Install libwebm-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwebm-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwebm-dev
Install libwebm-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 libwebm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwebm-dev
How To Uninstall libwebm-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libwebm-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwebm-dev
Uninstall libwebm-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwebm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwebm-dev
Remove libwebm-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwebm-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwebm-dev
Remove libwebm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwebm-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwebm-dev
Dependencies
libwebm-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebm-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.