How To Install libtre-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtre-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtre-dev
libtre-dev is:
This package contains the header files and static libraries required to develop programs based on the TRE library. TRE is a lightweight, robust, and efficient POSIX compliant regexp matching library with some exciting features such as approximate matching.
There are three methods to install libtre-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 libtre-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 libtre-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtre-dev
Install libtre-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtre-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtre-dev
Install libtre-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 libtre-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtre-dev
How To Uninstall libtre-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtre-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtre-dev
Uninstall libtre-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtre-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtre-dev
Remove libtre-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtre-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtre-dev
Remove libtre-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtre-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtre-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtre-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
