How To Install libmatio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmatio-dev
libmatio-dev is:
matio is an ISO C library for reading and writing Matlab MAT files.
This package contains the development files needed to compile software to use the libmatio API.
There are three methods to install libmatio-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 libmatio-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 libmatio-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmatio-dev
Install libmatio-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmatio-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmatio-dev
Install libmatio-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 libmatio-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmatio-dev
How To Uninstall libmatio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmatio-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmatio-dev
Uninstall libmatio-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmatio-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmatio-dev
Remove libmatio-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmatio-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmatio-dev
Remove libmatio-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmatio-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmatio-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatio-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
