How To Install libcpp-hocon0.1.6 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpp-hocon0.1.6 on Ubuntu 18.04. libcpp-hocon0.1.6 is C++ port of the TypesafeConfig library – shared libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpp-hocon0.1.6 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libcpp-hocon0.1.6

libcpp-hocon0.1.6 is:

cpp-hocon is a port of the TypsafeConfig library to C++. It provides support for the HOCON configuration file format. HOCON aims to keep the semantics (tree structure; set of types; encoding/escaping) from JSON, but make it more convenient as a human-editable config file format.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libcpp-hocon0.1.6 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 libcpp-hocon0.1.6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcpp-hocon0.1.6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcpp-hocon0.1.6

Install libcpp-hocon0.1.6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcpp-hocon0.1.6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcpp-hocon0.1.6

Install libcpp-hocon0.1.6 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 libcpp-hocon0.1.6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcpp-hocon0.1.6

How To Uninstall libcpp-hocon0.1.6 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libcpp-hocon0.1.6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcpp-hocon0.1.6

Uninstall libcpp-hocon0.1.6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcpp-hocon0.1.6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcpp-hocon0.1.6

Remove libcpp-hocon0.1.6 Configurations and Data

To remove libcpp-hocon0.1.6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcpp-hocon0.1.6

Remove libcpp-hocon0.1.6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcpp-hocon0.1.6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcpp-hocon0.1.6

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpp-hocon0.1.6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.