How To Install libguac-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguac-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libguac-dev
libguac-dev is:
The Guacamole proxy daemon, guacd, translates between remote desktop protocols (like VNC) and the Guacamole protocol using protocol plugins. Once a user is authenticated with the Guacamole web application, a tunnel is established through the web application to guacd, allowing the JavaScript client to communicate to an arbitrary remote desktop server through guacd.
This package contains development headers for the core library.
There are three methods to install libguac-dev 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 libguac-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libguac-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libguac-dev
Install libguac-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libguac-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libguac-dev
Install libguac-dev 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 libguac-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libguac-dev
How To Uninstall libguac-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libguac-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libguac-dev
Uninstall libguac-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libguac-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguac-dev
Remove libguac-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libguac-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libguac-dev
Remove libguac-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libguac-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libguac-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguac-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
