How To Install libthread-pool0 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libthread-pool0 on Ubuntu 20.04. libthread-pool0 is C++ thread pool library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libthread-pool0 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libthread-pool0

libthread-pool0 is:

A thread pool is a software design pattern for achieving concurrency of execution in a computer program. Often also called a replicated workers or worker-crew model,[1] a thread pool maintains multiple threads waiting for tasks to be allocated for concurrent execution by the supervising program.

This package contains a shared library with a thread pool implementation.

There are three methods to install libthread-pool0 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 libthread-pool0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libthread-pool0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libthread-pool0

Install libthread-pool0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libthread-pool0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libthread-pool0

Install libthread-pool0 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 libthread-pool0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libthread-pool0

How To Uninstall libthread-pool0 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libthread-pool0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libthread-pool0

Uninstall libthread-pool0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libthread-pool0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libthread-pool0

Remove libthread-pool0 Configurations and Data

To remove libthread-pool0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libthread-pool0

Remove libthread-pool0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libthread-pool0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libthread-pool0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libthread-pool0 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.