How To Install libhx28 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhx28 on Ubuntu 18.04. libhx28 is C library providing queue, tree, I/O and utility functions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhx28 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libhx28

libhx28 is:

a C library (with some C++ bindings available) that provides data structures and functions commonly needed, such as maps, deques, linked lists, string formatting and autoresizing, option and config file parsing, type checking casts and more.

This package contains the shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libhx28 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 libhx28 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhx28 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhx28

Install libhx28 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhx28 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhx28

Install libhx28 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 libhx28 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhx28

How To Uninstall libhx28 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libhx28 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhx28

Uninstall libhx28 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhx28 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhx28

Remove libhx28 Configurations and Data

To remove libhx28 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhx28

Remove libhx28 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhx28 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhx28

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhx28 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.