How To Install libnpth0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnpth0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnpth0-dev
libnpth0-dev is:
nPth is a non-preemptive threads implementation using an API very similar to the one known from GNU Pth. It has been designed as a replacement of GNU Pth for non-ancient operating systems. In contrast to GNU Pth it is based on the system’s standard threads implementation. Thus nPth allows the use of libraries which are not compatible to GNU Pth.
This package contains the headers and static libraries for libnpth0.
There are three methods to install libnpth0-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 libnpth0-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 libnpth0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnpth0-dev
Install libnpth0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnpth0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnpth0-dev
Install libnpth0-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 libnpth0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnpth0-dev
How To Uninstall libnpth0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnpth0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnpth0-dev
Uninstall libnpth0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnpth0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnpth0-dev
Remove libnpth0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnpth0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnpth0-dev
Remove libnpth0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnpth0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnpth0-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnpth0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
