How To Install libclang-cpp10-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclang-cpp10-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libclang-cpp10-dev
libclang-cpp10-dev is:
Clang project is a C, C++, Objective C and Objective C++ front-end based on the LLVM compiler. Its goal is to offer a replacement to the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).
Clang implements all of the ISO C++ 1998, 11, 14 and 17 standards and also provides most of the support of C++20.
This package contains the Clang C++ library.
The C++ Interface to Clang provides an API that exposes facilities for parsing source code into an abstract syntax tree (AST), loading already-parsed ASTs, traversing the AST, associating physical source locations with elements within the AST, and other facilities that support Clang-based development tools.
This package contains the Clang headers to develop extensions over libclang-cpp10.
There are three methods to install libclang-cpp10-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 libclang-cpp10-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 libclang-cpp10-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libclang-cpp10-dev
Install libclang-cpp10-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libclang-cpp10-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libclang-cpp10-dev
Install libclang-cpp10-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 libclang-cpp10-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libclang-cpp10-dev
How To Uninstall libclang-cpp10-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libclang-cpp10-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libclang-cpp10-dev
Uninstall libclang-cpp10-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libclang-cpp10-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclang-cpp10-dev
Remove libclang-cpp10-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libclang-cpp10-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libclang-cpp10-dev
Remove libclang-cpp10-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libclang-cpp10-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclang-cpp10-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclang-cpp10-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
