How To Install libbctoolbox-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbctoolbox-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libbctoolbox-dev
libbctoolbox-dev is:
The package provides a C/C++ utility library used by Linphone and other software by Belledonne Communications. The library offers platform independent implementations of cryptographic functions, exception handling, logging modules, file access, unit tests and data structures like lists and maps.
The package is probably not useful outside the Belledonne Communications suite of libraries and programs.
This package contains the development headers.
There are three methods to install libbctoolbox-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 libbctoolbox-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 libbctoolbox-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbctoolbox-dev
Install libbctoolbox-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbctoolbox-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbctoolbox-dev
Install libbctoolbox-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 libbctoolbox-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbctoolbox-dev
How To Uninstall libbctoolbox-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libbctoolbox-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbctoolbox-dev
Uninstall libbctoolbox-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbctoolbox-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbctoolbox-dev
Remove libbctoolbox-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbctoolbox-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbctoolbox-dev
Remove libbctoolbox-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbctoolbox-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbctoolbox-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbctoolbox-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
