How To Install libctl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libctl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libctl-dev
libctl-dev is:
libctl is a free Guile-based library implementing flexible control files for scientific simulations. It was written to support the MIT Photonic-Bands program, but will hopefully prove useful in other programs too.
This package contains the header files and static libraries.
There are three methods to install libctl-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 libctl-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 libctl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libctl-dev
Install libctl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libctl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libctl-dev
Install libctl-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 libctl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libctl-dev
How To Uninstall libctl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libctl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libctl-dev
Uninstall libctl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libctl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libctl-dev
Remove libctl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libctl-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libctl-dev
Remove libctl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libctl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libctl-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libctl-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
