How To Install libcppunit-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcppunit-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcppunit-dev
libcppunit-dev is:
CppUnit is a simple Framework for incorporating test cases in your C++ code. It is similar to, and inspired by, xUnit and JUnit.
There are three methods to install libcppunit-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 libcppunit-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 libcppunit-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcppunit-dev
Install libcppunit-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcppunit-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcppunit-dev
Install libcppunit-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 libcppunit-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcppunit-dev
How To Uninstall libcppunit-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcppunit-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcppunit-dev
Uninstall libcppunit-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcppunit-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcppunit-dev
Remove libcppunit-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcppunit-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcppunit-dev
Remove libcppunit-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcppunit-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcppunit-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcppunit-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
