How To Install iotjs-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iotjs-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is iotjs-dev
iotjs-dev is:
This package ships static library and developments files. C Headers are installed into iotjs namespace. This is mostly useful to embed iot.js in applications or debugging purposes.
There are three methods to install iotjs-dev 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 iotjs-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 iotjs-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install iotjs-dev
Install iotjs-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install iotjs-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install iotjs-dev
Install iotjs-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 iotjs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install iotjs-dev
How To Uninstall iotjs-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the iotjs-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove iotjs-dev
Uninstall iotjs-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall iotjs-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove iotjs-dev
Remove iotjs-dev Configurations and Data
To remove iotjs-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge iotjs-dev
Remove iotjs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove iotjs-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iotjs-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iotjs-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
