How To Install libgnutlsxx28 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnutlsxx28 on Ubuntu 18.04. libgnutlsxx28 is GNU TLS library - C++ runtime library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnutlsxx28 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgnutlsxx28

libgnutlsxx28 is:

GnuTLS is a portable library which implements the Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.0, 1.1, 1.2) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 3.0 and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS 1.0, 1.2) protocols.

GnuTLS features support for:

  • TLS extensions: server name indication, max record size, opaque PRF input, etc.
  • authentication using the SRP protocol.
  • authentication using both X.509 certificates and OpenPGP keys.
  • TLS Pre-Shared-Keys (PSK) extension.
  • Inner Application (TLS/IA) extension.
  • X.509 and OpenPGP certificate handling.
  • X.509 Proxy Certificates (RFC 3820).
  • all the strong encryption algorithms (including SHA-256/384/512 and Camellia (RFC 4132)).

This package contains the C++ runtime libraries.

There are three methods to install libgnutlsxx28 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgnutlsxx28 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnutlsxx28 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnutlsxx28

Install libgnutlsxx28 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnutlsxx28 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnutlsxx28

Install libgnutlsxx28 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 libgnutlsxx28 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnutlsxx28

How To Uninstall libgnutlsxx28 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgnutlsxx28 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnutlsxx28

Uninstall libgnutlsxx28 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnutlsxx28 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnutlsxx28

Remove libgnutlsxx28 Configurations and Data

To remove libgnutlsxx28 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnutlsxx28

Remove libgnutlsxx28 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnutlsxx28 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnutlsxx28

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnutlsxx28 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.