How To Install libgphobos-8-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgphobos-8-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgphobos-8-dev
libgphobos-8-dev is:
This is the Phobos standard library that comes with the D2 compiler.
For more information check http://www.dlang.org/phobos/
There are three methods to install libgphobos-8-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 libgphobos-8-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 libgphobos-8-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgphobos-8-dev
Install libgphobos-8-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgphobos-8-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgphobos-8-dev
Install libgphobos-8-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 libgphobos-8-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgphobos-8-dev
How To Uninstall libgphobos-8-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgphobos-8-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgphobos-8-dev
Uninstall libgphobos-8-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgphobos-8-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgphobos-8-dev
Remove libgphobos-8-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgphobos-8-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgphobos-8-dev
Remove libgphobos-8-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgphobos-8-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgphobos-8-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgphobos-8-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
