How To Install libboost-filesystem1.62.0 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-filesystem1.62.0 on Debian 9.
What is libboost-filesystem1.62.0
libboost-filesystem1.62.0 is:
This package forms part of the Boost C++ Libraries collection.
The Boost Filesystem Library provides portable facilities to query and manipulate paths, files, and directories. The goal is to facilitate portable script-like operations from within C++ programs.
There are three methods to install libboost-filesystem1.62.0 on Debian 9. 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-filesystem1.62.0 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-filesystem1.62.0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libboost-filesystem1.62.0
Install libboost-filesystem1.62.0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libboost-filesystem1.62.0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libboost-filesystem1.62.0
Install libboost-filesystem1.62.0 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libboost-filesystem1.62.0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libboost-filesystem1.62.0
How To Uninstall libboost-filesystem1.62.0 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libboost-filesystem1.62.0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libboost-filesystem1.62.0
Uninstall libboost-filesystem1.62.0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libboost-filesystem1.62.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libboost-filesystem1.62.0
Remove libboost-filesystem1.62.0 Configurations and Data
To remove libboost-filesystem1.62.0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libboost-filesystem1.62.0
Remove libboost-filesystem1.62.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libboost-filesystem1.62.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libboost-filesystem1.62.0
Dependencies
libboost-filesystem1.62.0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-filesystem1.62.0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.