How To Install libreadstat-dev 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 libreadstat-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libreadstat-dev
libreadstat-dev is:
ReadStat is a command-line tool and MIT-licensed C library for reading files from popular stats packages.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libreadstat-dev 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 libreadstat-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 libreadstat-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libreadstat-dev
Install libreadstat-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libreadstat-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libreadstat-dev
Install libreadstat-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 libreadstat-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libreadstat-dev
How To Uninstall libreadstat-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libreadstat-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libreadstat-dev
Uninstall libreadstat-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libreadstat-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreadstat-dev
Remove libreadstat-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libreadstat-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libreadstat-dev
Remove libreadstat-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libreadstat-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreadstat-dev
Dependencies
libreadstat-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreadstat-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.