Install pkg-config on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install pkg-config
Learn how to install pkg-config with the command sudo apt-get install pkg-config on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of pkg-config:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: pkg-config
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install pkg-config
Package Details | |
| Package: | pkg-config |
| Version: | 0.26-1ubuntu1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org |
| Description: | manage compile and link flags for libraries pkg-config is a system for managing library compile and link flags that works with automake and autoconf. . Increasingly libraries ship with ".pc" files that allow querying of the compiler and linker flags needed to use them through the pkg-config(1) program. Multi-Arch: foreign Homepage: http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | devel |
How to install pkg-config on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If pkg-config is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L pkg-config' will give followin error.
Installing pkg-config:
After system update use the following command to install pkg-config:
sudo apt-get install pkg-config
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove pkg-config from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the pkg-config from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the pkg-config following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove pkg-config
Following command is used to remove the pkg-config package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove pkg-config
This will remove pkg-config and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing pkg-config with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge pkg-config
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove pkg-config
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with pkg-config package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.