How To Install libitl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libitl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libitl-dev
libitl-dev is:
This library allows applications to convert between Hijri/Gregorian dates and compute Muslim prayer times and Qibla direction based on multiple methods of calculation.
Install this package if you need to build programs that use libitl.
Part of the Islamic Tools and Libraries project (ITL).
There are three methods to install libitl-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 libitl-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 libitl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libitl-dev
Install libitl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libitl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libitl-dev
Install libitl-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 libitl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libitl-dev
How To Uninstall libitl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libitl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libitl-dev
Uninstall libitl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libitl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libitl-dev
Remove libitl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libitl-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libitl-dev
Remove libitl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libitl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libitl-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libitl-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
