How To Install libyascreen-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 libyascreen-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libyascreen-dev
libyascreen-dev is:
Development files of Yet Another Screen Library - lib(n)curses alternative oriented towards modern terminals.
Suitable for developing terminal applications or daemons with telnet access and terminal support.
Main features
- small footprint
- does not have external dependencies
- allows both internal and external event loop
- allows stdin/stdout or external input/output (can work over socket)
- supports basic set of telnet sequences, making it suitable for built-in terminal interfaces for daemons
- supports a limited set of input keystroke sequences
- fully unicode compatible (parts of this depend on wcwidth in libc)
- supports utf8 verification of input
- relies only on a limited subset of ansi/xterm ESC sequences, making it compatible with mostly all modern terminals (inspired by linenoise)
- there is no curses API and ancient terminal compatibility, hence less bloat
- clean API with opaque private data, usable from C/C++
There are three methods to install libyascreen-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 libyascreen-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 libyascreen-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libyascreen-dev
Install libyascreen-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libyascreen-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libyascreen-dev
Install libyascreen-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 libyascreen-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libyascreen-dev
How To Uninstall libyascreen-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libyascreen-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libyascreen-dev
Uninstall libyascreen-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libyascreen-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libyascreen-dev
Remove libyascreen-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libyascreen-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libyascreen-dev
Remove libyascreen-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libyascreen-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libyascreen-dev
Dependencies
libyascreen-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libyascreen-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.