How To Install libsafe-iop-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsafe-iop-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libsafe-iop-dev is Safe integer operation library for C - Development files

Introduction

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

What is libsafe-iop-dev

libsafe-iop-dev is:

This library provides a collection of (macro-based) functions for performing safe integer operations across platform and architecture with a straightforward API.

This package provides the development files for the dynamic library as well as the header-only library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsafe-iop-dev

Install libsafe-iop-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsafe-iop-dev

Install libsafe-iop-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 libsafe-iop-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsafe-iop-dev

How To Uninstall libsafe-iop-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libsafe-iop-dev

Uninstall libsafe-iop-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsafe-iop-dev

Remove libsafe-iop-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsafe-iop-dev

Remove libsafe-iop-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsafe-iop-dev

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Summary

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