How To Install libproperties-cpp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libproperties-cpp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libproperties-cpp-dev is C++11 library providing properties/signals. - dev headers

Introduction

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

What is libproperties-cpp-dev

libproperties-cpp-dev is:

Properties-cpp is a C++11 library providing properties/signals.

This package includes all the development headers and libraries for properties-cpp.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libproperties-cpp-dev

Install libproperties-cpp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libproperties-cpp-dev

Install libproperties-cpp-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 libproperties-cpp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libproperties-cpp-dev

How To Uninstall libproperties-cpp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libproperties-cpp-dev

Uninstall libproperties-cpp-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libproperties-cpp-dev

Remove libproperties-cpp-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libproperties-cpp-dev

Remove libproperties-cpp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libproperties-cpp-dev

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Summary

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