How To Install libtorrent19 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtorrent19 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtorrent19
libtorrent19 is:
LibTorrent is a BitTorrent library written in C++ for *nix. It is designed to avoid redundant copying and storing of data that other clients and libraries suffer from.
There are three methods to install libtorrent19 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 libtorrent19 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtorrent19 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtorrent19
Install libtorrent19 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtorrent19 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtorrent19
Install libtorrent19 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 libtorrent19 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtorrent19
How To Uninstall libtorrent19 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtorrent19 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtorrent19
Uninstall libtorrent19 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtorrent19 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtorrent19
Remove libtorrent19 Configurations and Data
To remove libtorrent19 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtorrent19
Remove libtorrent19 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtorrent19 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtorrent19
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtorrent19 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
