How To Install libtool-bin on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtool-bin on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libtool-bin
libtool-bin is:
This is GNU libtool, a generic library support script. Libtool hides the complexity of generating special library types (such as shared libraries) behind a consistent interface. To use libtool, add the new generic library building commands to your Makefile, Makefile.in, or Makefile.am. See the documentation for details. Libtool supports building static libraries on all platforms.
Libtool supports generation of C, C++, Fortran and Java libraries.
This package contains the libtool binary only.
There are three methods to install libtool-bin 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 libtool-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtool-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtool-bin
Install libtool-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtool-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtool-bin
Install libtool-bin 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 libtool-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtool-bin
How To Uninstall libtool-bin on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libtool-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtool-bin
Uninstall libtool-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtool-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtool-bin
Remove libtool-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libtool-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtool-bin
Remove libtool-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtool-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtool-bin
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtool-bin package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
