How To Install libctemplate-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libctemplate-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libctemplate-dev
libctemplate-dev is:
This package contains a library implementing a simple but powerful template language for C++. It emphasizes separating logic from presentation: it is impossible to embed application logic in this template language. The devel package contains static and debug libraries and header files for developing applications that use the ctemplate package. This package contains the ctemplate development files.
There are three methods to install libctemplate-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 libctemplate-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 libctemplate-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libctemplate-dev
Install libctemplate-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libctemplate-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libctemplate-dev
Install libctemplate-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 libctemplate-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libctemplate-dev
How To Uninstall libctemplate-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libctemplate-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libctemplate-dev
Uninstall libctemplate-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libctemplate-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libctemplate-dev
Remove libctemplate-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libctemplate-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libctemplate-dev
Remove libctemplate-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libctemplate-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libctemplate-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libctemplate-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
