How To Install libhdate-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdate-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libhdate-dev
libhdate-dev is:
LibHdate is a small C,C++ library for Hebrew dates, holidays, and reading sequence (parasha). It is using the source code from Amos Shapir’s “hdate” package fixed and patched by Nadav Har’El. The Torah reading sequence is from tables by Zvi Har’El.
This package contains headers and support files required to build new applications with libhdate.
There are three methods to install libhdate-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 libhdate-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 libhdate-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhdate-dev
Install libhdate-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhdate-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhdate-dev
Install libhdate-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 libhdate-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhdate-dev
How To Uninstall libhdate-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libhdate-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhdate-dev
Uninstall libhdate-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhdate-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhdate-dev
Remove libhdate-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libhdate-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhdate-dev
Remove libhdate-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhdate-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhdate-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdate-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
