How To Install libc++-test on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libc++-test on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libc++-test
libc++-test is:
libc++ is another implementation of the C++ standard library.
Features and Goals
- Correctness as defined by the standards.
- Fast execution.
- Minimal memory use.
- Fast compile times.
- ABI compatibility with gcc’s libstdc++ for some low-level features such as exception objects, rtti and memory allocation.
- Extensive unit tests.
This package contains the test cases of libc++ library.
There are three methods to install libc++-test 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 libc++-test Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libc++-test using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libc++-test
Install libc++-test Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libc++-test using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libc++-test
Install libc++-test 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 libc++-test using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libc++-test
How To Uninstall libc++-test on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libc++-test package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libc++-test
Uninstall libc++-test And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libc++-test and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libc++-test
Remove libc++-test Configurations and Data
To remove libc++-test configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libc++-test
Remove libc++-test configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libc++-test configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libc++-test
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libc++-test package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
