How To Install boinc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install boinc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is boinc-dev
boinc-dev is:
Dummy transitional package helping the transition of a split of architecture-independent development files and the architecture-dependent dynamic libraries. Static libraries are no longer redistributed.
There are three methods to install boinc-dev 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 boinc-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 boinc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install boinc-dev
Install boinc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install boinc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install boinc-dev
Install boinc-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 boinc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install boinc-dev
How To Uninstall boinc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the boinc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove boinc-dev
Uninstall boinc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall boinc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove boinc-dev
Remove boinc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove boinc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge boinc-dev
Remove boinc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove boinc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge boinc-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install boinc-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.