How To Install lib32readline-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32readline-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is lib32readline-dev
lib32readline-dev is:
The GNU readline library aids in the consistency of user interface across discrete programs that need to provide a command line interface.
The GNU history library provides a consistent user interface for recalling lines of previously typed input.
There are three methods to install lib32readline-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 lib32readline-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 lib32readline-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lib32readline-dev
Install lib32readline-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lib32readline-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lib32readline-dev
Install lib32readline-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 lib32readline-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lib32readline-dev
How To Uninstall lib32readline-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the lib32readline-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lib32readline-dev
Uninstall lib32readline-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lib32readline-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lib32readline-dev
Remove lib32readline-dev Configurations and Data
To remove lib32readline-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lib32readline-dev
Remove lib32readline-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lib32readline-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lib32readline-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32readline-dev
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.