How To Install libtbb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtbb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libtbb-dev
libtbb-dev is:
TBB is a library that helps you leverage multi-core processor performance without having to be a threading expert. It represents a higher-level, task-based parallelism that abstracts platform details and threading mechanism for performance and scalability.
(Note: if you are a user of the i386 architecture, i.e., 32-bit Intel or compatible hardware, this package only supports Pentium4-compatible and higher processors.)
This package includes the TBB development files.
There are three methods to install libtbb-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 libtbb-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 libtbb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtbb-dev
Install libtbb-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtbb-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtbb-dev
Install libtbb-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 libtbb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtbb-dev
How To Uninstall libtbb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libtbb-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtbb-dev
Uninstall libtbb-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtbb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtbb-dev
Remove libtbb-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtbb-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtbb-dev
Remove libtbb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtbb-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtbb-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtbb-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
