How To Install libclthreads2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclthreads2 on Debian 9. libclthreads2 is POSIX threads C++ access library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclthreads2 on Debian 9.

What is libclthreads2

libclthreads2 is:

C++ wrapper library around the POSIX threads API.

This package includes the shared library object.

There are three methods to install libclthreads2 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libclthreads2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libclthreads2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libclthreads2

Install libclthreads2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libclthreads2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libclthreads2

Install libclthreads2 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libclthreads2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libclthreads2

How To Uninstall libclthreads2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libclthreads2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libclthreads2

Uninstall libclthreads2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libclthreads2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclthreads2

Remove libclthreads2 Configurations and Data

To remove libclthreads2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libclthreads2

Remove libclthreads2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libclthreads2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclthreads2

Dependencies

libclthreads2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclthreads2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.