How To Install libopenthreads20 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenthreads20 on Debian 9. libopenthreads20 is Object-Oriented (OO) thread interface for C++, shared libs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenthreads20 on Debian 9.

What is libopenthreads20

libopenthreads20 is:

This library is intended to provide a minimal & complete Object-Oriented (OO) thread interface for C++ programmers, used primarily in OpenSceneGraph. It is loosely modeled on the Java thread API, and the POSIX Threads standards.

This package contains the shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libopenthreads20 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libopenthreads20 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenthreads20 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenthreads20

Install libopenthreads20 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenthreads20 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopenthreads20

Install libopenthreads20 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenthreads20 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenthreads20

How To Uninstall libopenthreads20 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libopenthreads20 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenthreads20

Uninstall libopenthreads20 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenthreads20 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenthreads20

Remove libopenthreads20 Configurations and Data

To remove libopenthreads20 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenthreads20

Remove libopenthreads20 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopenthreads20 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenthreads20

Dependencies

libopenthreads20 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenthreads20 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.