How To Install libreadline-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreadline-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libreadline-dev
libreadline-dev is:
The GNU readline library aids in the consistency of user interface across discrete programs that need to provide a command line interface.
The GNU history library provides a consistent user interface for recalling lines of previously typed input.
This package contains development files.
There are three methods to install libreadline-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 libreadline-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 libreadline-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libreadline-dev
Install libreadline-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libreadline-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libreadline-dev
Install libreadline-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 libreadline-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libreadline-dev
How To Uninstall libreadline-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libreadline-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libreadline-dev
Uninstall libreadline-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libreadline-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreadline-dev
Remove libreadline-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libreadline-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libreadline-dev
Remove libreadline-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libreadline-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreadline-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreadline-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
