How To Install libcbor0.8 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcbor0.8 on Ubuntu 22.04. libcbor0.8 is library for parsing and generating CBOR (RFC 7049)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcbor0.8 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libcbor0.8

libcbor0.8 is:

CBOR is a general-purpose schema-less binary data format, defined in RFC 7049. This package provides a C library for parsing and generating CBOR. The main features are:

  • Complete RFC conformance
  • Robust C99 implementation
  • Layered architecture offers both control and convenience
  • Flexible memory management
  • No shared global state - threading friendly
  • Proper handling of UTF-8
  • Full support for streams & incremental processing
  • Extensive documentation and test suite
  • No runtime dependencies, small footprint

This package contains the runtime library.

There are three methods to install libcbor0.8 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 libcbor0.8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcbor0.8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcbor0.8

Install libcbor0.8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcbor0.8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcbor0.8

Install libcbor0.8 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 libcbor0.8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcbor0.8

How To Uninstall libcbor0.8 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libcbor0.8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcbor0.8

Uninstall libcbor0.8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcbor0.8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcbor0.8

Remove libcbor0.8 Configurations and Data

To remove libcbor0.8 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcbor0.8

Remove libcbor0.8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcbor0.8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcbor0.8

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcbor0.8 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.