How To Install libc++-helpers on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libc++-helpers on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libc++-helpers
libc++-helpers is:
libc++ is another implementation of the C++ standard library
Features and Goals
- Correctness as defined by the C++ standards.
- Fast execution.
- Minimal memory use.
- Fast compile times.
- ABI compatibility with gcc’s libstdc++ for some low-level features such as exception objects, rtti and memory allocation.
- Extensive unit tests.
This package contains the build helpers (clang++-libc++, etc)
There are three methods to install libc++-helpers on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libc++-helpers Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libc++-helpers using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libc++-helpers
Install libc++-helpers Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libc++-helpers using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libc++-helpers
Install libc++-helpers 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 libc++-helpers using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libc++-helpers
How To Uninstall libc++-helpers on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libc++-helpers package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libc++-helpers
Uninstall libc++-helpers And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libc++-helpers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libc++-helpers
Remove libc++-helpers Configurations and Data
To remove libc++-helpers configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libc++-helpers
Remove libc++-helpers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libc++-helpers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libc++-helpers
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libc++-helpers package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
