How To Install libboinc-app-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboinc-app-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libboinc-app-dev
libboinc-app-dev is:
The Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) is a software platform for distributed computing using volunteered computer resources.
This package contains header files that are needed to develop and compile applications which utilizes the BOINC infrastructure.
There are three methods to install libboinc-app-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 libboinc-app-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 libboinc-app-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libboinc-app-dev
Install libboinc-app-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libboinc-app-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libboinc-app-dev
Install libboinc-app-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 libboinc-app-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libboinc-app-dev
How To Uninstall libboinc-app-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libboinc-app-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libboinc-app-dev
Uninstall libboinc-app-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libboinc-app-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libboinc-app-dev
Remove libboinc-app-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libboinc-app-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libboinc-app-dev
Remove libboinc-app-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libboinc-app-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libboinc-app-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboinc-app-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
