How To Install libcvtapi1 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcvtapi1 on Ubuntu 22.04. libcvtapi1 is VirusTotal C API library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcvtapi1 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libcvtapi1

libcvtapi1 is:

This package provides the official implementation of the VirusTotal API in C programming language.

VirusTotal is a free online service that analyzes suspicious files, domains, IPs and URLs to detect malware and other breaches, automatically share them with the security community.

This package contains the shared library object.

There are three methods to install libcvtapi1 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 libcvtapi1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcvtapi1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcvtapi1

Install libcvtapi1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcvtapi1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcvtapi1

Install libcvtapi1 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 libcvtapi1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcvtapi1

How To Uninstall libcvtapi1 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libcvtapi1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcvtapi1

Uninstall libcvtapi1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcvtapi1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcvtapi1

Remove libcvtapi1 Configurations and Data

To remove libcvtapi1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcvtapi1

Remove libcvtapi1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcvtapi1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcvtapi1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcvtapi1 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.