How To Install libpopt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpopt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpopt-dev
libpopt-dev is:
Popt was heavily influenced by the getopt() and getopt_long() functions, but it allows more powerful argument expansion. It can parse arbitrary argv[] style arrays and automatically set variables based on command line arguments. It also allows command line arguments to be aliased via configuration files and includes utility functions for parsing arbitrary strings into argv[] arrays using shell-like rules.
This package contains the popt static library and header file.
There are three methods to install libpopt-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 libpopt-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 libpopt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpopt-dev
Install libpopt-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpopt-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpopt-dev
Install libpopt-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 libpopt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpopt-dev
How To Uninstall libpopt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpopt-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpopt-dev
Uninstall libpopt-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpopt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpopt-dev
Remove libpopt-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpopt-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpopt-dev
Remove libpopt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpopt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpopt-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpopt-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
