How To Install libfixposix-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfixposix-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfixposix-dev
libfixposix-dev is:
The purpose of libfixposix is to offer replacements for parts of POSIX whose behaviour is inconsistent across *NIX flavours.
This package contains the headers and static library files.
There are three methods to install libfixposix-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 libfixposix-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 libfixposix-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfixposix-dev
Install libfixposix-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfixposix-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfixposix-dev
Install libfixposix-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 libfixposix-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfixposix-dev
How To Uninstall libfixposix-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfixposix-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfixposix-dev
Uninstall libfixposix-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfixposix-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfixposix-dev
Remove libfixposix-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfixposix-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfixposix-dev
Remove libfixposix-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfixposix-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfixposix-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfixposix-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
