How To Install libbabeltrace-ctf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbabeltrace-ctf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libbabeltrace-ctf-dev is Babeltrace development files (transitional package)

Introduction

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

What is libbabeltrace-ctf-dev

libbabeltrace-ctf-dev is:

Babeltrace provides trace reading and writing libraries, as well as a trace converter. Plugins can be created for any trace format to allow its conversion to/from any other supported format.

This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbabeltrace-ctf-dev

Install libbabeltrace-ctf-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbabeltrace-ctf-dev

Install libbabeltrace-ctf-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 libbabeltrace-ctf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbabeltrace-ctf-dev

How To Uninstall libbabeltrace-ctf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libbabeltrace-ctf-dev

Uninstall libbabeltrace-ctf-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbabeltrace-ctf-dev

Remove libbabeltrace-ctf-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbabeltrace-ctf-dev

Remove libbabeltrace-ctf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbabeltrace-ctf-dev

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Summary

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