How To Install libcob4-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcob4-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libcob4-dev
libcob4-dev is:
This package contains the development files for gnucobol.
GnuCOBOL (formerly OpenCOBOL) is a free, modern COBOL compiler. GnuCOBOL implements a substantial part of the COBOL 85, COBOL 2002 and COBOL 2014 standards and X/Open COBOL, as well as many extensions included in other COBOL compilers (IBM COBOL, MicroFocus COBOL, ACUCOBOL-GT and others).
There are three methods to install libcob4-dev 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 libcob4-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 libcob4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcob4-dev
Install libcob4-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcob4-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcob4-dev
Install libcob4-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 libcob4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcob4-dev
How To Uninstall libcob4-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libcob4-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcob4-dev
Uninstall libcob4-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcob4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcob4-dev
Remove libcob4-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcob4-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcob4-dev
Remove libcob4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcob4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcob4-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcob4-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
