How To Install libclang1-5.0-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclang1-5.0-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libclang1-5.0-dbg is clang library (debug)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclang1-5.0-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libclang1-5.0-dbg

libclang1-5.0-dbg 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 and 14 standards and also provides most of the support of C++17.

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install libclang1-5.0-dbg 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 libclang1-5.0-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libclang1-5.0-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libclang1-5.0-dbg

Install libclang1-5.0-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libclang1-5.0-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libclang1-5.0-dbg

Install libclang1-5.0-dbg 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 libclang1-5.0-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libclang1-5.0-dbg

How To Uninstall libclang1-5.0-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libclang1-5.0-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libclang1-5.0-dbg

Uninstall libclang1-5.0-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libclang1-5.0-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclang1-5.0-dbg

Remove libclang1-5.0-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libclang1-5.0-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libclang1-5.0-dbg

Remove libclang1-5.0-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libclang1-5.0-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclang1-5.0-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclang1-5.0-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.