How To Install libslang2-pic on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libslang2-pic on Ubuntu 18.04. libslang2-pic is S-Lang programming library, shared library subset kit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libslang2-pic on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libslang2-pic

libslang2-pic is:

This is used to develop subsets of the S-Lang shared libraries for use on custom installation floppies and in embedded systems. Unless you’re making one of those, you won’t need this package.

There are three methods to install libslang2-pic 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 libslang2-pic Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libslang2-pic using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libslang2-pic

Install libslang2-pic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libslang2-pic using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libslang2-pic

Install libslang2-pic 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 libslang2-pic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libslang2-pic

How To Uninstall libslang2-pic on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libslang2-pic package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libslang2-pic

Uninstall libslang2-pic And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libslang2-pic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libslang2-pic

Remove libslang2-pic Configurations and Data

To remove libslang2-pic configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libslang2-pic

Remove libslang2-pic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libslang2-pic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libslang2-pic

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libslang2-pic package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.