How To Install libmodglue1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmodglue1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libmodglue1-dev is development files for a C++ library for handling of multiple co-processes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmodglue1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libmodglue1-dev

libmodglue1-dev is:

Modglue is a C++ library with classes for forking external processes and asynchronous reading from streams. It takes away the burden of all subtleties involving the Unix fork call. The asynchronous read facility enables one to read on multiple input streams at the same time, without losing any of the standard C++ stream facilities.

This package contains the development header files.

There are three methods to install libmodglue1-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 libmodglue1-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 libmodglue1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmodglue1-dev

Install libmodglue1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmodglue1-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmodglue1-dev

Install libmodglue1-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 libmodglue1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmodglue1-dev

How To Uninstall libmodglue1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libmodglue1-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmodglue1-dev

Uninstall libmodglue1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmodglue1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmodglue1-dev

Remove libmodglue1-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmodglue1-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmodglue1-dev

Remove libmodglue1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmodglue1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmodglue1-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmodglue1-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.