How To Install libbobcat5 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbobcat5 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libbobcat5
libbobcat5 is:
The (shared) Bobcat library contains classes and templates used by, e.g., the Stealth and Bisonc++ programs.
The Bobcat library contains a variety of C++ classes and templates, some of them based on well-known Design Patterns. The library offers classes handling, e.g., Child Processes, Forks, Pipes and Redirection Command-to-Function associations Command-line arguments and history handling Command-line editing using streams Configuration Files Decryption and Encryption Extended String Operations Hash-tables Integers of unlimited size File-descriptor based streams (e.g. handle sockets using streams) Mail headers and mail filtering (milters) Message Digests Pattern matching Processes, Signals, Threads Shared Memory Single (Direct) Key Input Syslog- and other kinds of messages Temporary files Universal Type Conversions (Templates)
There are three methods to install libbobcat5 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libbobcat5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbobcat5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbobcat5
Install libbobcat5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbobcat5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbobcat5
Install libbobcat5 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 libbobcat5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbobcat5
How To Uninstall libbobcat5 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libbobcat5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbobcat5
Uninstall libbobcat5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbobcat5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbobcat5
Remove libbobcat5 Configurations and Data
To remove libbobcat5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbobcat5
Remove libbobcat5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbobcat5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbobcat5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbobcat5 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
