How To Install libudunits2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libudunits2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libudunits2-dev
libudunits2-dev is:
The UDUNITS package supports units of physical quantities (e.g., meters, seconds). Specifically, it supports conversion between string and binary representations of units, arithmetic manipulation of units, and conversion of numeric values between compatible units. The package is written in the C programming language.
This package provides the include files and static libraries for development.
There are three methods to install libudunits2-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 libudunits2-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 libudunits2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libudunits2-dev
Install libudunits2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libudunits2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libudunits2-dev
Install libudunits2-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 libudunits2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libudunits2-dev
How To Uninstall libudunits2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libudunits2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libudunits2-dev
Uninstall libudunits2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libudunits2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libudunits2-dev
Remove libudunits2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libudunits2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libudunits2-dev
Remove libudunits2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libudunits2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libudunits2-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libudunits2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
