How To Install libsearchclient-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsearchclient-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libsearchclient-dev is development files for libsearchclient

Introduction

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

What is libsearchclient-dev

libsearchclient-dev is:

This package is part of Strigi Desktop Search; it contains the Strigi development files for libsearchclient.

See the ‘strigi-daemon’ package for more information.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsearchclient-dev

Install libsearchclient-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsearchclient-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsearchclient-dev

How To Uninstall libsearchclient-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libsearchclient-dev

Uninstall libsearchclient-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsearchclient-dev

Remove libsearchclient-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsearchclient-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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