How To Install libsigc++-2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigc++-2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsigc++-2.0-dev
libsigc++-2.0-dev is:
This library implements a full callback system for use in widget libraries, abstract interfaces, and general programming. It provides the ability to connect an abstract callback to a class method, function, or function object, and contains adaptor classes for the connection of dissimilar callbacks.
These are the development files for libsigc++, needed only if you wish to write software which uses it.
There are three methods to install libsigc++-2.0-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 libsigc++-2.0-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 libsigc++-2.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsigc++-2.0-dev
Install libsigc++-2.0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsigc++-2.0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsigc++-2.0-dev
Install libsigc++-2.0-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 libsigc++-2.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsigc++-2.0-dev
How To Uninstall libsigc++-2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsigc++-2.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsigc++-2.0-dev
Uninstall libsigc++-2.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsigc++-2.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsigc++-2.0-dev
Remove libsigc++-2.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsigc++-2.0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsigc++-2.0-dev
Remove libsigc++-2.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsigc++-2.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsigc++-2.0-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigc++-2.0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
