How To Install libaxtls1 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaxtls1 on Ubuntu 20.04. libaxtls1 is Highly configurable client/server TLSv1.2 library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaxtls1 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libaxtls1

libaxtls1 is:

The axTLS embedded SSL project is a highly configurable client/server TLSv1.2 library designed for platforms with small memory requirements, and is suited to embedded projects. It comes with a small HTTP/HTTPS server and additional test tools.

There are three methods to install libaxtls1 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libaxtls1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libaxtls1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libaxtls1

Install libaxtls1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libaxtls1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libaxtls1

Install libaxtls1 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 libaxtls1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libaxtls1

How To Uninstall libaxtls1 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libaxtls1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libaxtls1

Uninstall libaxtls1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libaxtls1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaxtls1

Remove libaxtls1 Configurations and Data

To remove libaxtls1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libaxtls1

Remove libaxtls1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libaxtls1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaxtls1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaxtls1 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.