How To Install libclthreads-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclthreads-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libclthreads-dev
libclthreads-dev is:
C++ wrapper library around the POSIX threads API. POSIX threads C++ access library
This package provides the development headers.
There are three methods to install libclthreads-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 libclthreads-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 libclthreads-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libclthreads-dev
Install libclthreads-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libclthreads-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libclthreads-dev
Install libclthreads-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 libclthreads-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libclthreads-dev
How To Uninstall libclthreads-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libclthreads-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libclthreads-dev
Uninstall libclthreads-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libclthreads-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclthreads-dev
Remove libclthreads-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libclthreads-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libclthreads-dev
Remove libclthreads-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libclthreads-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclthreads-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclthreads-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
