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What does libgs10-dev relate to?

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As part of an installation process I am instructed to install libgs10-dev, however I cannot find any reference to this package outside of this installation guide ("Hacking the Kinect", Apress, 2012).

Firstly, what is this package?

Secondly, how can I install this package (apt-get install does not seem to find it)?

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answered 3 Years ago otatorm · Accepted Answer

Packages called libSOMETHING-dev (or sometimes ANYTHING-dev) are development packages, which you need to compile programs from source when the program uses the libSOMETHING library. Occasionally the package name itself contains a version number, to allow the simultaneous installation of several version.

Ubuntu doesn't have a libgs10-dev package, but it has libgs-dev. Install that. The same goes for any other package with a version number in its name — try removing or changing the number.