How To Install libabsl20210324 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libabsl20210324 on Ubuntu 22.04. libabsl20210324 is extensions to the C++ standard library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libabsl20210324 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libabsl20210324

libabsl20210324 is:

Abseil is an open-source collection of C++ library code designed to augment the C++ standard library. The Abseil library code is collected from Google’s C++ codebase and has been extensively tested and used in production. In some cases, Abseil provides pieces missing from the C++ standard; in others, Abseil provides alternatives to the standard for special needs.

This package contains Abseil’s shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libabsl20210324 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libabsl20210324 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libabsl20210324 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libabsl20210324

Install libabsl20210324 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libabsl20210324 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libabsl20210324

Install libabsl20210324 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 libabsl20210324 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libabsl20210324

How To Uninstall libabsl20210324 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libabsl20210324 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libabsl20210324

Uninstall libabsl20210324 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libabsl20210324 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libabsl20210324

Remove libabsl20210324 Configurations and Data

To remove libabsl20210324 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libabsl20210324

Remove libabsl20210324 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libabsl20210324 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libabsl20210324

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libabsl20210324 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.