How To Install libavl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libavl-dev
libavl-dev is:
This library consists of a set of functions to manipulate AVL trees. AVL trees are very efficient balanced binary trees, similar to red-black trees. The functions in this library can handle any kind of payload and search key type.
This package contains the header files.
There are three methods to install libavl-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 libavl-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 libavl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libavl-dev
Install libavl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libavl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libavl-dev
Install libavl-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 libavl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libavl-dev
How To Uninstall libavl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libavl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libavl-dev
Uninstall libavl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libavl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavl-dev
Remove libavl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libavl-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libavl-dev
Remove libavl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libavl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavl-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavl-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
