How To Install libboost-coroutine-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-coroutine-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libboost-coroutine-dev
libboost-coroutine-dev is:
This package forms part of the Boost C++ Libraries collection.
Boost.Coroutine provides templates for generalized subroutines which allow multiple entry points for suspending and resuming execution at certain locations. It preserves the local state of execution and allows re-entering subroutines more than once (useful if state must be kept across function calls).
Coroutines can be viewed as a language-level construct providing a special kind of control flow.
In contrast to threads, which are pre-emptive, coroutine switches are cooperative (programmer controls when a switch will happen). The kernel is not involved in the coroutine switches.
The implementation uses Boost.Context for context switching.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default Boost version (currently 1.65).
There are three methods to install libboost-coroutine-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-coroutine-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-coroutine-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libboost-coroutine-dev
Install libboost-coroutine-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libboost-coroutine-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libboost-coroutine-dev
Install libboost-coroutine-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-coroutine-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libboost-coroutine-dev
How To Uninstall libboost-coroutine-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libboost-coroutine-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libboost-coroutine-dev
Uninstall libboost-coroutine-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libboost-coroutine-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-coroutine-dev
Remove libboost-coroutine-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libboost-coroutine-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libboost-coroutine-dev
Remove libboost-coroutine-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libboost-coroutine-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libboost-coroutine-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-coroutine-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
