How To Install libslang2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libslang2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libslang2
libslang2 is:
S-Lang is a C programmer’s library that includes routines for the rapid development of sophisticated, user friendly, multi-platform applications.
This package contains only the shared library libslang.so.* and copyright information. It is only necessary for programs that use this library (such as jed and slrn). If you plan on doing development with S-Lang, you will need the companion -dev package as well.
There are three methods to install libslang2 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libslang2
Install libslang2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libslang2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libslang2
Install libslang2 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libslang2
How To Uninstall libslang2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libslang2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libslang2
Uninstall libslang2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libslang2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libslang2
Remove libslang2 Configurations and Data
To remove libslang2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libslang2
Remove libslang2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libslang2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libslang2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libslang2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
