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\"The libtool package contains the GNU libtool, a set of shell scriptswhich automatically configure UNIX and UNIX-like architectures togenerically build shared libraries. Libtool provides a consistent,portable interface which simplifies the process of using sharedlibraries. If you are developing programs which will use sharedlibraries, you should install libtool.\"