How To Install autoconf on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install autoconf on Ubuntu.
What is autoconf
autoconf is:
The standard for FSF source packages. This is only useful if you write your own programs or if you extensively modify other people’s programs.
For an extensive library of additional Autoconf macros, install the `autoconf-archive’ package.
This version of autoconf is not compatible with scripts meant for Autoconf 2.13 or earlier.
There are three methods to install autoconf on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install autoconf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install autoconf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install autoconf
Install autoconf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install autoconf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install autoconf
Install autoconf 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 autoconf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install autoconf
How To Uninstall autoconf on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the autoconf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove autoconf
Uninstall autoconf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall autoconf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove autoconf
Remove autoconf Configurations and Data
To remove autoconf configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge autoconf
Remove autoconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove autoconf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autoconf
Dependencies
autoconf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install autoconf package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.