How To Install giblib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install giblib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is giblib-dev
giblib-dev is:
headers and static libraries for giblib, a library of handy stuff.
giblib contains an imlib2 wrapper to avoid the context stuff, doubly-linked lists and font styles.
There are three methods to install giblib-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 giblib-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 giblib-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install giblib-dev
Install giblib-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install giblib-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install giblib-dev
Install giblib-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 giblib-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install giblib-dev
How To Uninstall giblib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the giblib-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove giblib-dev
Uninstall giblib-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall giblib-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove giblib-dev
Remove giblib-dev Configurations and Data
To remove giblib-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge giblib-dev
Remove giblib-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove giblib-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge giblib-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install giblib-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
