How To Install happycoders-libsocket-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install happycoders-libsocket-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. happycoders-libsocket-dev is Generic C++ library implementing Udp/Tcp socket interface - development files

Introduction

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

What is happycoders-libsocket-dev

happycoders-libsocket-dev is:

It provides a portable socket abstraction for all OS. It provides an abstraction for UDP/TCP sockets, for client and server in IPv4 and IPV6. It includes local socket support for Unix and Linux systems.

This package contains the symlinks, headers, and object files needed to compile and link programs which use libdbg.

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

sudo apt-get -y install happycoders-libsocket-dev

Install happycoders-libsocket-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install happycoders-libsocket-dev

Install happycoders-libsocket-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 happycoders-libsocket-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install happycoders-libsocket-dev

How To Uninstall happycoders-libsocket-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove happycoders-libsocket-dev

Uninstall happycoders-libsocket-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove happycoders-libsocket-dev

Remove happycoders-libsocket-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge happycoders-libsocket-dev

Remove happycoders-libsocket-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge happycoders-libsocket-dev

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Summary

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