How To Install libmcpp0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmcpp0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libmcpp0 is Alternative C/C++ preprocessor (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmcpp0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libmcpp0

libmcpp0 is:

This package installs the shared library version of mcpp.

There are three methods to install libmcpp0 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 libmcpp0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmcpp0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmcpp0

Install libmcpp0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmcpp0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmcpp0

Install libmcpp0 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 libmcpp0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmcpp0

How To Uninstall libmcpp0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libmcpp0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmcpp0

Uninstall libmcpp0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmcpp0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmcpp0

Remove libmcpp0 Configurations and Data

To remove libmcpp0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmcpp0

Remove libmcpp0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmcpp0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmcpp0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmcpp0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.