How To Install libmeasurement-kit-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmeasurement-kit-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libmeasurement-kit-dev is Open Network Measurements Methodologies Library (Development Files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmeasurement-kit-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libmeasurement-kit-dev

libmeasurement-kit-dev is:

MeasurementKit is a library that implements open network measurement methodologies (performance, censorship, etc.) and targets mobile platforms (Android and iOS).

It is meant to be embedded by third party applications with specific network measurement needs and/or to be used by researchers as a basis to implement novel tools.

This package contains development files for the library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmeasurement-kit-dev

Install libmeasurement-kit-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmeasurement-kit-dev

Install libmeasurement-kit-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 libmeasurement-kit-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmeasurement-kit-dev

How To Uninstall libmeasurement-kit-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libmeasurement-kit-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmeasurement-kit-dev

Uninstall libmeasurement-kit-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmeasurement-kit-dev

Remove libmeasurement-kit-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmeasurement-kit-dev

Remove libmeasurement-kit-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmeasurement-kit-dev

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Summary

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