How To Install libpils2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpils2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libpils2-dev is Reusable cluster development files – libpils2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpils2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libpils2-dev

libpils2-dev is:

This package contains the development files of the pils library from cluster-glue, the reusable cluster components package.

If you are developing with libpils2, you probably want to install this package.

There are three methods to install libpils2-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 libpils2-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 libpils2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpils2-dev

Install libpils2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpils2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpils2-dev

Install libpils2-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 libpils2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpils2-dev

How To Uninstall libpils2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libpils2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpils2-dev

Uninstall libpils2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpils2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpils2-dev

Remove libpils2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpils2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpils2-dev

Remove libpils2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpils2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpils2-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpils2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.