How To Install libopts25-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopts25-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libopts25-dev
libopts25-dev is:
This package contains the header files and static libraries used by autoopts. The package containing the shared libraries is libopts25. The package containing the development tools is autogen.
There are three methods to install libopts25-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 libopts25-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 libopts25-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopts25-dev
Install libopts25-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopts25-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopts25-dev
Install libopts25-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 libopts25-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopts25-dev
How To Uninstall libopts25-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libopts25-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopts25-dev
Uninstall libopts25-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopts25-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopts25-dev
Remove libopts25-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libopts25-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopts25-dev
Remove libopts25-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopts25-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopts25-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopts25-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
