How To Install libpmemobj-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmemobj-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpmemobj-dev
libpmemobj-dev is:
libpmemobj turns a persistent memory file into a flexible object store, supporting transactions, memory management, locking, lists, and a number of other features.
This package contains libraries and header files used for linking programs against libpmemobj.
There are three methods to install libpmemobj-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 libpmemobj-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 libpmemobj-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpmemobj-dev
Install libpmemobj-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpmemobj-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpmemobj-dev
Install libpmemobj-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 libpmemobj-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpmemobj-dev
How To Uninstall libpmemobj-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpmemobj-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpmemobj-dev
Uninstall libpmemobj-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpmemobj-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpmemobj-dev
Remove libpmemobj-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpmemobj-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpmemobj-dev
Remove libpmemobj-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpmemobj-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpmemobj-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmemobj-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
