How To Install libiberty-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libiberty-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libiberty-dev
libiberty-dev is:
The libib library is a collection of subroutines used by various GNU programs, which are missing or broken on some systems.
This library shouldn’t be used by other software, but unfortunately already is. There is no guaranty for a stable library API, and no shared library is provided.
There are three methods to install libiberty-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libiberty-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 libiberty-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libiberty-dev
Install libiberty-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libiberty-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libiberty-dev
Install libiberty-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 libiberty-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libiberty-dev
How To Uninstall libiberty-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libiberty-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libiberty-dev
Uninstall libiberty-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libiberty-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libiberty-dev
Remove libiberty-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libiberty-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libiberty-dev
Remove libiberty-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libiberty-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libiberty-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libiberty-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
