How To Install libboost-context1.65-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-context1.65-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libboost-context1.65-dev is provides a sort of cooperative multitasking on a single thread

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-context1.65-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libboost-context1.65-dev

libboost-context1.65-dev is:

This package forms part of the Boost C++ Libraries collection.

Boost.Context is a foundational library that provides a sort of cooperative multitasking on a single thread. By providing an abstraction of the current execution state in the current thread, including the stack (with local variables) and stack pointer, all registers and CPU flags, and the instruction pointer, a fcontext_t instance represents a specific point in the application’s execution path. This is useful for building higher-level abstractions, like coroutines, cooperative threads (userland threads) or an equivalent to C# keyword yield in C++.

There are three methods to install libboost-context1.65-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 libboost-context1.65-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 libboost-context1.65-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libboost-context1.65-dev

Install libboost-context1.65-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libboost-context1.65-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libboost-context1.65-dev

Install libboost-context1.65-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 libboost-context1.65-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libboost-context1.65-dev

How To Uninstall libboost-context1.65-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libboost-context1.65-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libboost-context1.65-dev

Uninstall libboost-context1.65-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libboost-context1.65-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libboost-context1.65-dev

Remove libboost-context1.65-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libboost-context1.65-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libboost-context1.65-dev

Remove libboost-context1.65-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libboost-context1.65-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libboost-context1.65-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-context1.65-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.