How To Install libx32stdc++-5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32stdc++-5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libx32stdc++-5-dev
libx32stdc++-5-dev is:
This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for building C++ programs which use libstdc++.
libstdc++-v3 is a complete rewrite from the previous libstdc++-v2, which was included up to g++-2.95. The first version of libstdc++-v3 appeared in g++-3.0.
There are three methods to install libx32stdc++-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 libx32stdc++-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 libx32stdc++-5-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libx32stdc++-5-dev
Install libx32stdc++-5-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libx32stdc++-5-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libx32stdc++-5-dev
Install libx32stdc++-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 libx32stdc++-5-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libx32stdc++-5-dev
How To Uninstall libx32stdc++-5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libx32stdc++-5-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libx32stdc++-5-dev
Uninstall libx32stdc++-5-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libx32stdc++-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 libx32stdc++-5-dev
Remove libx32stdc++-5-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libx32stdc++-5-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libx32stdc++-5-dev
Remove libx32stdc++-5-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libx32stdc++-5-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx32stdc++-5-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32stdc++-5-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
