How To Install musl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install musl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is musl-dev
musl-dev is:
musl is lightweight, fast, simple, free and strives to be correct in the sense of standards-conformance and safety.
This package contains the static linked libraries and the include files.
There are three methods to install musl-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 musl-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 musl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install musl-dev
Install musl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install musl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install musl-dev
Install musl-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 musl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install musl-dev
How To Uninstall musl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the musl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove musl-dev
Uninstall musl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall musl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove musl-dev
Remove musl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove musl-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge musl-dev
Remove musl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove musl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge musl-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install musl-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.