How To Install libloki-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libloki-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. libloki-dev is C++ library of generic design patterns (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libloki-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libloki-dev

libloki-dev is:

Loki is a (“the”?) C++ library of generic programming techniques, containing flexible implementations of common design patterns and idioms. It is an essential library for modern C++ programming and exposes many cool features of the language.

The code accompanies the (non-free) book, Modern C++ Design (Alexandrescu, 2001), which goes into depth on the design of the library.

This package contains the header files and static libraries needed to build programs that use loki.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libloki-dev

Install libloki-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libloki-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libloki-dev

How To Uninstall libloki-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libloki-dev

Uninstall libloki-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libloki-dev

Remove libloki-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libloki-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libloki-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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