How To Install libcunit1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcunit1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcunit1-dev
libcunit1-dev is:
CUnit is a simple framework for incorporating test cases in your C code similar to JUnit or CppUnit. It provides C programmers a basic testing functionality with a flexible variety of user interfaces. It uses a simple framework for building test structures, and provides a rich set of assertions for testing common data types. In addition, several different interfaces are provided for running tests and reporting results.
This package includes development files for compiling against cunit.
There are three methods to install libcunit1-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 libcunit1-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 libcunit1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcunit1-dev
Install libcunit1-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcunit1-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcunit1-dev
Install libcunit1-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 libcunit1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcunit1-dev
How To Uninstall libcunit1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcunit1-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcunit1-dev
Uninstall libcunit1-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcunit1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcunit1-dev
Remove libcunit1-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcunit1-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcunit1-dev
Remove libcunit1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcunit1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcunit1-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcunit1-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
