How To Install libboost-atomic1.62.0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-atomic1.62.0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libboost-atomic1.62.0
libboost-atomic1.62.0 is:
This package forms part of the Boost C++ Libraries collection.
Boost.Atomic is a library that provides atomic data types and operations on these data types, as well as memory ordering constraints required for coordinating multiple threads through atomic variables. It implements the interface as defined by the C++11 standard, but makes this feature available for platforms lacking system/compiler support for this particular C++11 feature.
Users of this library should already be familiar with concurrency in general, as well as elementary concepts such as “mutual exclusion”.
The implementation makes use of processor-specific instructions where possible (via inline assembler, platform libraries or compiler intrinsics), and falls back to “emulating” atomic operations through locking.
There are three methods to install libboost-atomic1.62.0 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 libboost-atomic1.62.0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libboost-atomic1.62.0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libboost-atomic1.62.0
Install libboost-atomic1.62.0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libboost-atomic1.62.0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libboost-atomic1.62.0
Install libboost-atomic1.62.0 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 libboost-atomic1.62.0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libboost-atomic1.62.0
How To Uninstall libboost-atomic1.62.0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libboost-atomic1.62.0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libboost-atomic1.62.0
Uninstall libboost-atomic1.62.0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libboost-atomic1.62.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libboost-atomic1.62.0
Remove libboost-atomic1.62.0 Configurations and Data
To remove libboost-atomic1.62.0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libboost-atomic1.62.0
Remove libboost-atomic1.62.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libboost-atomic1.62.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libboost-atomic1.62.0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-atomic1.62.0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
