How To Install libbobcat-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbobcat-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libbobcat-dev
libbobcat-dev is:
Headers and documentation of classes defined in the Bobcat library.
The Bobcat library contains a variety of C++ classes and templates, some of them based on well-known Design Patterns. The library offers classes handling, e.g., Child Processes, Forks, Pipes and Redirection Command-to-Function associations Command-line arguments Command-line editing using streams Configuration Files Decryption and Encryption Extended String Operations Hash-tables Integers of unlimited size File-descriptor based streams (e.g. handle sockets using streams) Mail headers and mail filtering (milters) Message Digests Pattern matching Processes, Signals, Threads Shared Memory Single (Direct) Key Input Syslog- and other kinds of messages Temporary files Universal Type Conversions (Templates)
The libbobcat-dev package contains the static library as well as header files and manual pages of the Bobcat classes and templates.
There are three methods to install libbobcat-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 libbobcat-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 libbobcat-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbobcat-dev
Install libbobcat-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbobcat-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbobcat-dev
Install libbobcat-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 libbobcat-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbobcat-dev
How To Uninstall libbobcat-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libbobcat-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbobcat-dev
Uninstall libbobcat-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbobcat-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbobcat-dev
Remove libbobcat-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbobcat-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbobcat-dev
Remove libbobcat-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbobcat-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbobcat-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbobcat-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
