How To Install liblash-compat-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblash-compat-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. liblash-compat-dev is LASH compatibility library (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblash-compat-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is liblash-compat-dev

liblash-compat-dev is:

liblash-compat is a library and associated header files, that aims to provide lash environment for apps that can use it. Currently it does not interact with ladish daemon yet. In its current state, it enables building lash-aware apps but they will fail to contact the lash server.

In its current state, it enables building lash-aware apps but they will fail to contact the lash server.

This package provides the development files.

There are three methods to install liblash-compat-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 liblash-compat-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 liblash-compat-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liblash-compat-dev

Install liblash-compat-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install liblash-compat-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install liblash-compat-dev

Install liblash-compat-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 liblash-compat-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liblash-compat-dev

How To Uninstall liblash-compat-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the liblash-compat-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liblash-compat-dev

Uninstall liblash-compat-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblash-compat-dev

Remove liblash-compat-dev Configurations and Data

To remove liblash-compat-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liblash-compat-dev

Remove liblash-compat-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove liblash-compat-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblash-compat-dev

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Summary

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