How To Install libstatgrab-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstatgrab-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libstatgrab-dev
libstatgrab-dev is:
libstatgrab is a library which provides an easy to use interface for accessing system statistics. Available statistics include CPU, Load, Memory, Swap, Disk I/O, and Network I/O.
This package contains files needed if you wish to use the libstatgrab library in your own programs.
There are three methods to install libstatgrab-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 libstatgrab-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 libstatgrab-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libstatgrab-dev
Install libstatgrab-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libstatgrab-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libstatgrab-dev
Install libstatgrab-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 libstatgrab-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libstatgrab-dev
How To Uninstall libstatgrab-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libstatgrab-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libstatgrab-dev
Uninstall libstatgrab-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libstatgrab-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstatgrab-dev
Remove libstatgrab-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libstatgrab-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libstatgrab-dev
Remove libstatgrab-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libstatgrab-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstatgrab-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstatgrab-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
