How To Install libhpptools-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhpptools-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. libhpptools-dev is various C++ header tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhpptools-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libhpptools-dev

libhpptools-dev is:

A collection of C++ (mostly, C++11) header-only utility libraries.

  • thread-safe facility-based logging mechanism
  • ZLib wrapper
  • Collection of new and extended SL algorithms
  • Floating point additions in logarithmic space using table lookup
  • C++11-based parallel for, with optional output sorting
  • C++11-based thread pool

There are three methods to install libhpptools-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libhpptools-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 libhpptools-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhpptools-dev

Install libhpptools-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libhpptools-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libhpptools-dev

How To Uninstall libhpptools-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libhpptools-dev

Uninstall libhpptools-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhpptools-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhpptools-dev

Remove libhpptools-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libhpptools-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhpptools-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhpptools-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.