How To Install liblldb-7-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblldb-7-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is liblldb-7-dev
liblldb-7-dev is:
LLDB is a next generation, high-performance debugger. It is built as a set of reusable components which highly leverage existing libraries in the larger LLVM Project, such as the Clang expression parser and LLVM disassembler.
This package provides the header files to build extension over lldb.
There are three methods to install liblldb-7-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 liblldb-7-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 liblldb-7-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liblldb-7-dev
Install liblldb-7-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install liblldb-7-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liblldb-7-dev
Install liblldb-7-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 liblldb-7-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liblldb-7-dev
How To Uninstall liblldb-7-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the liblldb-7-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liblldb-7-dev
Uninstall liblldb-7-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liblldb-7-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblldb-7-dev
Remove liblldb-7-dev Configurations and Data
To remove liblldb-7-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liblldb-7-dev
Remove liblldb-7-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liblldb-7-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblldb-7-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblldb-7-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
