How To Install libboost1.65-all-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost1.65-all-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libboost1.65-all-dev
libboost1.65-all-dev is:
The Boost web site provides free, peer-reviewed, portable C++ source libraries. The emphasis is on libraries which work well with the C++ Standard Library. One goal is to establish “existing practice” and provide reference implementations so that the Boost libraries are suitable for eventual standardization. Some of the libraries have already been proposed for inclusion in the C++ Standards Committee’s upcoming C++ Standard Library Technical Report.
This metapackage provides the complete Boost development environment, including all separately-packaged libraries.
There are three methods to install libboost1.65-all-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 libboost1.65-all-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 libboost1.65-all-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libboost1.65-all-dev
Install libboost1.65-all-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libboost1.65-all-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libboost1.65-all-dev
Install libboost1.65-all-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 libboost1.65-all-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libboost1.65-all-dev
How To Uninstall libboost1.65-all-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libboost1.65-all-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libboost1.65-all-dev
Uninstall libboost1.65-all-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libboost1.65-all-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libboost1.65-all-dev
Remove libboost1.65-all-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libboost1.65-all-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libboost1.65-all-dev
Remove libboost1.65-all-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libboost1.65-all-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libboost1.65-all-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost1.65-all-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
