How To Install libtorrent-rasterbar9 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtorrent-rasterbar9 on Ubuntu 18.04. libtorrent-rasterbar9 is C++ bittorrent library by Rasterbar Software

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtorrent-rasterbar9 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libtorrent-rasterbar9

libtorrent-rasterbar9 is:

Bittorrent library by Rasterbar Software (Arvid Norberg). libtorrent-rasterbar is a C++ library that aims to be a good alternative to all the other bittorrent implementations around.

The main goals of libtorrent-rasterbar are:

  • to be cpu efficient
  • to be memory efficient
  • to be very easy to use

This package contains libtorrent-rasterbar run time shared library.

There are three methods to install libtorrent-rasterbar9 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 libtorrent-rasterbar9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtorrent-rasterbar9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtorrent-rasterbar9

Install libtorrent-rasterbar9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtorrent-rasterbar9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtorrent-rasterbar9

Install libtorrent-rasterbar9 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 libtorrent-rasterbar9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtorrent-rasterbar9

How To Uninstall libtorrent-rasterbar9 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libtorrent-rasterbar9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtorrent-rasterbar9

Uninstall libtorrent-rasterbar9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtorrent-rasterbar9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtorrent-rasterbar9

Remove libtorrent-rasterbar9 Configurations and Data

To remove libtorrent-rasterbar9 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtorrent-rasterbar9

Remove libtorrent-rasterbar9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtorrent-rasterbar9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtorrent-rasterbar9

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtorrent-rasterbar9 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.