How To Install librlog-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install librlog-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. librlog-dev is flexible message logging library - development files

Introduction

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

What is librlog-dev

librlog-dev is:

RLog library provides a flexible message logging facility for C++ programs and libraries. It is meant to be fast enough to live in production code. RLog provides macros which are similar to Qt’s debug macros, which are similar to simple printf() statements

This package provides development files and API documentation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install librlog-dev

Install librlog-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librlog-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install librlog-dev

How To Uninstall librlog-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove librlog-dev

Uninstall librlog-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librlog-dev

Remove librlog-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge librlog-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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