How To Install libeditline-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libeditline-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libeditline-dev
libeditline-dev is:
This is a line-editing library. It can be linked into almost any program to provide command-line editing and recall. It is call-compatible with a subset of the FSF readline library, but it is a fraction of the size (and offers fewer features).
This package contains the developer files: static libraries, headers, manpages.
There are three methods to install libeditline-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 libeditline-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 libeditline-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libeditline-dev
Install libeditline-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libeditline-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libeditline-dev
Install libeditline-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 libeditline-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libeditline-dev
How To Uninstall libeditline-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libeditline-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libeditline-dev
Uninstall libeditline-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libeditline-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libeditline-dev
Remove libeditline-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libeditline-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libeditline-dev
Remove libeditline-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libeditline-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libeditline-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libeditline-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.