How To Install libgphobos71 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgphobos71 on Ubuntu 18.04. libgphobos71 is Phobos D standard library (runtime library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgphobos71 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgphobos71

libgphobos71 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 libgphobos71 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 libgphobos71 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgphobos71 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgphobos71

Install libgphobos71 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgphobos71 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgphobos71

Install libgphobos71 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 libgphobos71 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgphobos71

How To Uninstall libgphobos71 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgphobos71 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgphobos71

Uninstall libgphobos71 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgphobos71 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgphobos71

Remove libgphobos71 Configurations and Data

To remove libgphobos71 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgphobos71

Remove libgphobos71 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgphobos71 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgphobos71

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgphobos71 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.