How To Install libboost-timer-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-timer-dev on Debian 9.
What is libboost-timer-dev
libboost-timer-dev is:
This package forms part of the Boost C++ Libraries collection.
Portable C++ timer classes that answer the question “How long does my C++ code take to run?” with as little as one #include and one additional line of code.
Class cpu_timer measures wall clock time, user CPU process time, and system CPU process time. Class auto_cpu_timer is a refinement of cpu_timer that automatically reports the elapsed times when an auto_cpu_timer object is destroyed.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default Boost version (currently 1.62).
There are three methods to install libboost-timer-dev 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-timer-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-timer-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libboost-timer-dev
Install libboost-timer-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libboost-timer-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libboost-timer-dev
Install libboost-timer-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libboost-timer-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libboost-timer-dev
How To Uninstall libboost-timer-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libboost-timer-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libboost-timer-dev
Uninstall libboost-timer-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libboost-timer-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libboost-timer-dev
Remove libboost-timer-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libboost-timer-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libboost-timer-dev
Remove libboost-timer-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libboost-timer-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libboost-timer-dev
Dependencies
libboost-timer-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-timer-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.