How To Install libnghttp3-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnghttp3-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. libnghttp3-dev is HTTP/3 library with QUIC and QPACK (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnghttp3-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libnghttp3-dev

libnghttp3-dev is:

nghttp3 implements HTTP/3 functions in C. For now it supports several HTTP actions like request, response and server push.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libnghttp3-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libnghttp3-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 libnghttp3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnghttp3-dev

Install libnghttp3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnghttp3-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnghttp3-dev

Install libnghttp3-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 libnghttp3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnghttp3-dev

How To Uninstall libnghttp3-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libnghttp3-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnghttp3-dev

Uninstall libnghttp3-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnghttp3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnghttp3-dev

Remove libnghttp3-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libnghttp3-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnghttp3-dev

Remove libnghttp3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnghttp3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnghttp3-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnghttp3-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.