How To Install libgtg-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtg-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgtg-dev
libgtg-dev is:
The GTG library provides a low level library to generate execution traces in Paje or OTF formats.
This package contains the development files
There are three methods to install libgtg-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 libgtg-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 libgtg-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgtg-dev
Install libgtg-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgtg-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgtg-dev
Install libgtg-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 libgtg-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgtg-dev
How To Uninstall libgtg-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgtg-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgtg-dev
Uninstall libgtg-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgtg-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtg-dev
Remove libgtg-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgtg-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgtg-dev
Remove libgtg-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgtg-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtg-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtg-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
