How To Install libasio-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libasio-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libasio-dev
libasio-dev is:
asio is a cross-platform C++ library for network programming that provides developers with a consistent asynchronous I/O model using a modern C++ approach. It has recently been accepted into Boost.
This package contains the development header files.
There are three methods to install libasio-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 libasio-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 libasio-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libasio-dev
Install libasio-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libasio-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libasio-dev
Install libasio-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 libasio-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libasio-dev
How To Uninstall libasio-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libasio-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libasio-dev
Uninstall libasio-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libasio-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libasio-dev
Remove libasio-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libasio-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libasio-dev
Remove libasio-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libasio-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libasio-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libasio-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
