How To Install libmsgsl-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmsgsl-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libmsgsl-dev
libmsgsl-dev is:
The Guideline Support Library (GSL) contains functions and types that are suggested for use by the C++ Core Guidelines maintained by the Standard C++ Foundation. This package contains Microsoft’s implementation of GSL.
The library includes types like span
The entire implementation is provided inline in the headers under the gsl directory. The implementation generally assumes a platform that implements C++14 support.
There are three methods to install libmsgsl-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 libmsgsl-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 libmsgsl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmsgsl-dev
Install libmsgsl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmsgsl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmsgsl-dev
Install libmsgsl-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 libmsgsl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmsgsl-dev
How To Uninstall libmsgsl-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libmsgsl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmsgsl-dev
Uninstall libmsgsl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmsgsl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmsgsl-dev
Remove libmsgsl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmsgsl-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmsgsl-dev
Remove libmsgsl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmsgsl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmsgsl-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmsgsl-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
