How To Install libx32objc-5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32objc-5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libx32objc-5-dev is Runtime library for GNU Objective-C applications (x32 development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32objc-5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libx32objc-5-dev

libx32objc-5-dev is:

This package contains the headers and static library files needed to build GNU ObjC applications.

There are three methods to install libx32objc-5-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 libx32objc-5-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 libx32objc-5-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libx32objc-5-dev

Install libx32objc-5-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libx32objc-5-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libx32objc-5-dev

Install libx32objc-5-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 libx32objc-5-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libx32objc-5-dev

How To Uninstall libx32objc-5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libx32objc-5-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libx32objc-5-dev

Uninstall libx32objc-5-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libx32objc-5-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx32objc-5-dev

Remove libx32objc-5-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libx32objc-5-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libx32objc-5-dev

Remove libx32objc-5-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libx32objc-5-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx32objc-5-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32objc-5-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.