How To Install libtinyxml2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtinyxml2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtinyxml2-dev
libtinyxml2-dev is:
This package contains the header file and a static version of the TinyXML2 library.
TinyXML2 is a simple and small C++ XML parser that can be easily integrating into other programs. It reads XML and creates C++ objects representing the XML document. The objects can be manipulated, changed, and saved again as XML.
TinyXML2 supersedes the previous TinyXML library, with various improvements:
- Fewer memory allocations (1% - 10% compared to TinyXML)
- Uses less memory (about 40% of that used by TinyXML)
- Faster
- No STL requirement
- More modern C++, including a proper namespace
- Proper and useful handling of whitespace
There are three methods to install libtinyxml2-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 libtinyxml2-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 libtinyxml2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtinyxml2-dev
Install libtinyxml2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtinyxml2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtinyxml2-dev
Install libtinyxml2-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 libtinyxml2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtinyxml2-dev
How To Uninstall libtinyxml2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtinyxml2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtinyxml2-dev
Uninstall libtinyxml2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtinyxml2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtinyxml2-dev
Remove libtinyxml2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtinyxml2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtinyxml2-dev
Remove libtinyxml2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtinyxml2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtinyxml2-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtinyxml2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
