How To Install libcom-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcom-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libcom-dev
libcom-dev is:
Common library used by all other EPICS building blocks.
This package contains the header files.
There are three methods to install libcom-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcom-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 libcom-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcom-dev
Install libcom-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcom-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcom-dev
Install libcom-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 libcom-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcom-dev
How To Uninstall libcom-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libcom-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcom-dev
Uninstall libcom-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcom-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcom-dev
Remove libcom-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcom-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcom-dev
Remove libcom-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcom-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcom-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcom-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.