How To Install libcpp-httplib0 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpp-httplib0 on Ubuntu 22.04. libcpp-httplib0 is C++ HTTP/HTTPS server and client library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpp-httplib0 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libcpp-httplib0

libcpp-httplib0 is:

cpp-httplib is a C++11 cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library, with a focus on ease of use. This is a multi-threaded ‘blocking’ HTTP library. If you are looking for a ’non-blocking’ library, this is not the one that you want.

There are three methods to install libcpp-httplib0 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 libcpp-httplib0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcpp-httplib0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcpp-httplib0

Install libcpp-httplib0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcpp-httplib0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcpp-httplib0

Install libcpp-httplib0 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 libcpp-httplib0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcpp-httplib0

How To Uninstall libcpp-httplib0 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libcpp-httplib0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcpp-httplib0

Uninstall libcpp-httplib0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcpp-httplib0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcpp-httplib0

Remove libcpp-httplib0 Configurations and Data

To remove libcpp-httplib0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcpp-httplib0

Remove libcpp-httplib0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcpp-httplib0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcpp-httplib0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpp-httplib0 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.