How To Install libgenht1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgenht1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgenht1-dev
libgenht1-dev is:
Provides a simple interface for creating hash tables with arbitrary key and value types. Ships with shared objects for standard table types.
This package contains the static library and header files used in development.
There are three methods to install libgenht1-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 libgenht1-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 libgenht1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgenht1-dev
Install libgenht1-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgenht1-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgenht1-dev
Install libgenht1-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 libgenht1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgenht1-dev
How To Uninstall libgenht1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgenht1-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgenht1-dev
Uninstall libgenht1-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgenht1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgenht1-dev
Remove libgenht1-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgenht1-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgenht1-dev
Remove libgenht1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgenht1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgenht1-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgenht1-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
