How To Install libcsmith-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsmith-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcsmith-dev
libcsmith-dev is:
Csmith is a tool that can generate random C programs that statically and dynamically conform to the C99 standard. Thus, it is useful for stress-testing compilers, static analyzers, and other tools that process C code.
This package contains the header and development files needed to build programs and packages using csmith.
There are three methods to install libcsmith-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 libcsmith-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 libcsmith-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcsmith-dev
Install libcsmith-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcsmith-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcsmith-dev
Install libcsmith-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 libcsmith-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcsmith-dev
How To Uninstall libcsmith-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcsmith-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcsmith-dev
Uninstall libcsmith-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcsmith-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcsmith-dev
Remove libcsmith-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcsmith-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcsmith-dev
Remove libcsmith-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcsmith-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcsmith-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsmith-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
