How To Install libyaml-cpp0.5v5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libyaml-cpp0.5v5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libyaml-cpp0.5v5
libyaml-cpp0.5v5 is:
yaml-cpp is a C++ library for parsing and emitting data in YAML 1.2, a human-readable data serialization format.
This package provides run-time library of yaml-cpp.
There are three methods to install libyaml-cpp0.5v5 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 libyaml-cpp0.5v5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libyaml-cpp0.5v5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libyaml-cpp0.5v5
Install libyaml-cpp0.5v5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libyaml-cpp0.5v5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libyaml-cpp0.5v5
Install libyaml-cpp0.5v5 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 libyaml-cpp0.5v5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libyaml-cpp0.5v5
How To Uninstall libyaml-cpp0.5v5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libyaml-cpp0.5v5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libyaml-cpp0.5v5
Uninstall libyaml-cpp0.5v5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libyaml-cpp0.5v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libyaml-cpp0.5v5
Remove libyaml-cpp0.5v5 Configurations and Data
To remove libyaml-cpp0.5v5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libyaml-cpp0.5v5
Remove libyaml-cpp0.5v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libyaml-cpp0.5v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libyaml-cpp0.5v5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libyaml-cpp0.5v5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
