How To Install libsigx-2.0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigx-2.0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libsigx-2.0-dev
libsigx-2.0-dev is:
This library is an interthread communication library for C++ on top of libsigc++ and glibmm. It provides dispatcher based interthread communication, typesafe functor adaptors to execute functions in the context of another thread, threadsafe wrappers for signals and connections, and deadlock detection for synchronous messages.
This package contains the development files for libsigx, needed only if you wish to write or compile software which uses it.
There are three methods to install libsigx-2.0-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 libsigx-2.0-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 libsigx-2.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsigx-2.0-dev
Install libsigx-2.0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsigx-2.0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsigx-2.0-dev
Install libsigx-2.0-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 libsigx-2.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsigx-2.0-dev
How To Uninstall libsigx-2.0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libsigx-2.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsigx-2.0-dev
Uninstall libsigx-2.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsigx-2.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsigx-2.0-dev
Remove libsigx-2.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsigx-2.0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsigx-2.0-dev
Remove libsigx-2.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsigx-2.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsigx-2.0-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigx-2.0-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
