How To Install libguile-ssh11 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguile-ssh11 on Ubuntu 20.04. libguile-ssh11 is guile bindings for libssl

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguile-ssh11 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libguile-ssh11

libguile-ssh11 is:

Guile-SSH is a library that provides access to the SSH protocol for programs written in GNU Guile interpreter. It is built upon the libssh library.

This includes the C bindings.

There are three methods to install libguile-ssh11 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libguile-ssh11 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libguile-ssh11 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libguile-ssh11

Install libguile-ssh11 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libguile-ssh11 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libguile-ssh11

Install libguile-ssh11 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 libguile-ssh11 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libguile-ssh11

How To Uninstall libguile-ssh11 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libguile-ssh11 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libguile-ssh11

Uninstall libguile-ssh11 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libguile-ssh11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguile-ssh11

Remove libguile-ssh11 Configurations and Data

To remove libguile-ssh11 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libguile-ssh11

Remove libguile-ssh11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libguile-ssh11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libguile-ssh11

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguile-ssh11 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.