How To Install libcerf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcerf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcerf-dev
libcerf-dev is:
libcerf is a self-contained numeric library that provides an efficient and accurate implementation of the complex error functions, along with Dawson, Faddeeva, and Voigt functions.
This package contains the development files for libcerf.
There are three methods to install libcerf-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 libcerf-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 libcerf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcerf-dev
Install libcerf-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcerf-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcerf-dev
Install libcerf-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 libcerf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcerf-dev
How To Uninstall libcerf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcerf-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcerf-dev
Uninstall libcerf-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcerf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcerf-dev
Remove libcerf-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcerf-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcerf-dev
Remove libcerf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcerf-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcerf-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcerf-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
