How To Install libphonenumber-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libphonenumber-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libphonenumber-dev
libphonenumber-dev is:
Google’s common C++ and Java library for parsing, formatting, storing and validating international phone numbers.
This package contains the static libraries and include files.
There are three methods to install libphonenumber-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 libphonenumber-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 libphonenumber-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libphonenumber-dev
Install libphonenumber-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libphonenumber-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libphonenumber-dev
Install libphonenumber-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 libphonenumber-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libphonenumber-dev
How To Uninstall libphonenumber-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libphonenumber-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libphonenumber-dev
Uninstall libphonenumber-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libphonenumber-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libphonenumber-dev
Remove libphonenumber-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libphonenumber-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libphonenumber-dev
Remove libphonenumber-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libphonenumber-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libphonenumber-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libphonenumber-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
