How To Install libflorist2017-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libflorist2017-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libflorist2017-dev is POSIX.5 Ada interface to operating system services

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libflorist2017-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libflorist2017-dev

libflorist2017-dev is:

FLORIST is an implementation of the IEEE Standards 1003.5: 1992, IEEE STD 1003.5b: 1996, and parts of IEEE STD 1003.5c: 1998, also known as the POSIX Ada Bindings. Using this library, you can call operating system services from within Ada programs.

This package contains the development files and unstripped static library.

There are three methods to install libflorist2017-dev 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 libflorist2017-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 libflorist2017-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libflorist2017-dev

Install libflorist2017-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libflorist2017-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libflorist2017-dev

Install libflorist2017-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 libflorist2017-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libflorist2017-dev

How To Uninstall libflorist2017-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libflorist2017-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libflorist2017-dev

Uninstall libflorist2017-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libflorist2017-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libflorist2017-dev

Remove libflorist2017-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libflorist2017-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libflorist2017-dev

Remove libflorist2017-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libflorist2017-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libflorist2017-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libflorist2017-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.