How To Install libcext0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcext0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libcext0 is Commonly used utility functions for C programs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcext0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libcext0

libcext0 is:

This is a C utility library, which is used to implement ESO’s Common Pipeline Library (CPL). The library contains a basic collections framework (maps, linked lists, queues), memory management, strings, logging and others.

There are three methods to install libcext0 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 libcext0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcext0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcext0

Install libcext0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcext0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcext0

Install libcext0 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 libcext0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcext0

How To Uninstall libcext0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libcext0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcext0

Uninstall libcext0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcext0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcext0

Remove libcext0 Configurations and Data

To remove libcext0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcext0

Remove libcext0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcext0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcext0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcext0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.