How To Install libstxxl1v5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstxxl1v5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libstxxl1v5
libstxxl1v5 is:
STXXL provides an STL replacement using an abstraction layer to storage devices to allow for the optimal layout of data structures. This allows for multi-terabyte datasets to be held and manipulated in standard C++ data structures, whilst abstracting the complexity of managing this behaviour efficiently. STXXL utilises multi-disk I/O to speed up I/O bound calculations. STXXL has been developed at the University of Karlsruhe.
There are three methods to install libstxxl1v5 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 libstxxl1v5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libstxxl1v5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libstxxl1v5
Install libstxxl1v5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libstxxl1v5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libstxxl1v5
Install libstxxl1v5 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 libstxxl1v5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libstxxl1v5
How To Uninstall libstxxl1v5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libstxxl1v5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libstxxl1v5
Uninstall libstxxl1v5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libstxxl1v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstxxl1v5
Remove libstxxl1v5 Configurations and Data
To remove libstxxl1v5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libstxxl1v5
Remove libstxxl1v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libstxxl1v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstxxl1v5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstxxl1v5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
