How To Install libsexp1 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsexp1 on Ubuntu 22.04. libsexp1 is small fast s-expression library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsexp1 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libsexp1

libsexp1 is:

This library is intended for developers who wish to manipulate (read, parse, modify, and create) symbolic expressions (s-expressions) from C or C++ programs.

This package contains the shared library needed at runtime.

There are three methods to install libsexp1 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 libsexp1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsexp1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsexp1

Install libsexp1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsexp1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsexp1

Install libsexp1 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 libsexp1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsexp1

How To Uninstall libsexp1 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libsexp1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsexp1

Uninstall libsexp1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsexp1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsexp1

Remove libsexp1 Configurations and Data

To remove libsexp1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsexp1

Remove libsexp1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsexp1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsexp1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsexp1 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.