How To Install libgflags-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgflags-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgflags-dev
libgflags-dev is:
gflags is a library that implements commandline flags processing. As such it’s a replacement for getopt(). It has increased flexibility, including built-in support for C++ types like string, and the ability to define flags in the source file in which they’re used.
This package contains development libraries and header files.
There are three methods to install libgflags-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 libgflags-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 libgflags-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgflags-dev
Install libgflags-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgflags-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgflags-dev
Install libgflags-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 libgflags-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgflags-dev
How To Uninstall libgflags-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgflags-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgflags-dev
Uninstall libgflags-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgflags-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgflags-dev
Remove libgflags-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgflags-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgflags-dev
Remove libgflags-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgflags-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgflags-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgflags-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
