How To Install libsysrepo6 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsysrepo6 on Ubuntu 22.04. libsysrepo6 is YANG-based configuration and operational state data store [C library]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsysrepo6 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libsysrepo6

libsysrepo6 is:

Applications can use sysrepo to store their configuration modeled by provided YANG model instead of using e.g. flat configuration files. Sysrepo will ensure data consistency of the data stored in the datastore and enforce data constraints defined by YANG model.

Sysrepo can be easily integrated with management agents such as NETCONF or RESTCONF servers, using the same client library API that applications use to access their configuration.

This package contains the shared C library.

There are three methods to install libsysrepo6 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 libsysrepo6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsysrepo6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsysrepo6

Install libsysrepo6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsysrepo6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsysrepo6

Install libsysrepo6 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 libsysrepo6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsysrepo6

How To Uninstall libsysrepo6 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libsysrepo6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsysrepo6

Uninstall libsysrepo6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsysrepo6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsysrepo6

Remove libsysrepo6 Configurations and Data

To remove libsysrepo6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsysrepo6

Remove libsysrepo6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsysrepo6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsysrepo6

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsysrepo6 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.