How To Install libclucene-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclucene-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libclucene-dev
libclucene-dev is:
CLucene is a C++ port of the popular Apache Lucene search engine (http://lucene.apache.org/java). It is released under LGPL or the Apache License.
CLucene aims to be a high-speed alternative to Java Lucene, its API is very similar to that of the Java version. CLucene has recently been brought up to date with Lucene 1.4.3. It contains most of the same functionality as the Java version, except for Socket, Threading and the special caching modifications.
This package contains the static libraries and headers for developing applications that use the CLucene search API.
There are three methods to install libclucene-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 libclucene-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 libclucene-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libclucene-dev
Install libclucene-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libclucene-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libclucene-dev
Install libclucene-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 libclucene-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libclucene-dev
How To Uninstall libclucene-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libclucene-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libclucene-dev
Uninstall libclucene-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libclucene-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclucene-dev
Remove libclucene-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libclucene-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libclucene-dev
Remove libclucene-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libclucene-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclucene-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclucene-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
