How to Install and Uninstall libboost-thread-dev Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libboost-thread-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libboost-thread-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libboost-thread-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libboost-thread-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libboost-thread-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libboost-thread-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libboost-thread-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libboost-thread-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.65.1.0ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: boost-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Boost Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 10
Depends: libboost-thread1.65-dev
Filename: pool/main/b/boost-defaults/libboost-thread-dev_1.65.1.0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 2948
MD5sum: 960037cf0c14983eb7e6234d2fe1464f
SHA1: 87c8e9817842a7d551774eeb472ad2369cd61cb8
SHA256: 427d72389553cff392c9362230f12c2bcfb5e65819ad81e773db91060413e4a6
Homepage: http://www.boost.org/libs/thread/
Description: portable C++ multi-threading (default version)
Description-md5: b7634d887304536a6803264284c946fb
Supported: 5y