How To Install libalberta2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libalberta2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libalberta2-dev is adaptive finite element library (transitional package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libalberta2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libalberta2-dev

libalberta2-dev is:

This package is a transitional package to libalberta-dev.

It can be safely removed after installation.

There are three methods to install libalberta2-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 libalberta2-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 libalberta2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libalberta2-dev

Install libalberta2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libalberta2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libalberta2-dev

Install libalberta2-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 libalberta2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libalberta2-dev

How To Uninstall libalberta2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libalberta2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libalberta2-dev

Uninstall libalberta2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libalberta2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libalberta2-dev

Remove libalberta2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libalberta2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libalberta2-dev

Remove libalberta2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libalberta2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libalberta2-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libalberta2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.