How To Install inspircd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install inspircd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is inspircd-dev
inspircd-dev is:
InspIRCd is a modular C++ IRC Daemon for several operating systems created to provide a stable, modern, lightweight irc server from scratch and provide a vast number of features in a modularised form using an advanced module API. By keeping the functionality of the main core to a minimum, the server is very stable, fast and customizable.
This package contains the development headers for developing modules.
There are three methods to install inspircd-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 inspircd-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 inspircd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install inspircd-dev
Install inspircd-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install inspircd-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install inspircd-dev
Install inspircd-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 inspircd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install inspircd-dev
How To Uninstall inspircd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the inspircd-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove inspircd-dev
Uninstall inspircd-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall inspircd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove inspircd-dev
Remove inspircd-dev Configurations and Data
To remove inspircd-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge inspircd-dev
Remove inspircd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove inspircd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge inspircd-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install inspircd-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
