How To Install libicecc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libicecc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libicecc-dev is development files for icecc (distributed compiler)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libicecc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libicecc-dev

libicecc-dev is:

This package is part if icecc. It provides files which are necessary to build icecc-monitor.

See the ‘icecc’ package for more information.

There are three methods to install libicecc-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 libicecc-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 libicecc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libicecc-dev

Install libicecc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libicecc-dev

Install libicecc-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 libicecc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libicecc-dev

How To Uninstall libicecc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libicecc-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libicecc-dev

Uninstall libicecc-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libicecc-dev

Remove libicecc-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libicecc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libicecc-dev

Remove libicecc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libicecc-dev

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Summary

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