How To Install tcl-memchan-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-memchan-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tcl-memchan-dev
tcl-memchan-dev is:
Allows the creation of I/O channels, which store data in memory, not on disk. It implements the channel types fifo, null, random and zero; and provides a C API for creating custom memory channels.
This package contains files to be used for development of C-based extensions which use the Memchan library.
There are three methods to install tcl-memchan-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 tcl-memchan-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 tcl-memchan-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tcl-memchan-dev
Install tcl-memchan-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tcl-memchan-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tcl-memchan-dev
Install tcl-memchan-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 tcl-memchan-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tcl-memchan-dev
How To Uninstall tcl-memchan-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tcl-memchan-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tcl-memchan-dev
Uninstall tcl-memchan-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tcl-memchan-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcl-memchan-dev
Remove tcl-memchan-dev Configurations and Data
To remove tcl-memchan-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tcl-memchan-dev
Remove tcl-memchan-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tcl-memchan-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcl-memchan-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-memchan-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
