How To Install libexplain-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexplain-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libexplain-dev
libexplain-dev is:
This package provides a library which may be used to explain Unix and Linux system call errors. The library is not quite a drop-in replacement for strerror, but it comes close, with each system call having a dedicated libexplain function.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libexplain-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 libexplain-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 libexplain-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libexplain-dev
Install libexplain-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libexplain-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libexplain-dev
Install libexplain-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 libexplain-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libexplain-dev
How To Uninstall libexplain-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libexplain-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libexplain-dev
Uninstall libexplain-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libexplain-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexplain-dev
Remove libexplain-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libexplain-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libexplain-dev
Remove libexplain-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libexplain-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexplain-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexplain-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
