How To Install libapt-pkg-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapt-pkg-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libapt-pkg-dev
libapt-pkg-dev is:
This package contains the header files and libraries for developing with APT’s libapt-pkg Debian package manipulation library and the libapt-inst deb/tar/ar library.
There are three methods to install libapt-pkg-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 libapt-pkg-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 libapt-pkg-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapt-pkg-dev
Install libapt-pkg-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapt-pkg-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapt-pkg-dev
Install libapt-pkg-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 libapt-pkg-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapt-pkg-dev
How To Uninstall libapt-pkg-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libapt-pkg-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapt-pkg-dev
Uninstall libapt-pkg-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapt-pkg-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapt-pkg-dev
Remove libapt-pkg-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libapt-pkg-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapt-pkg-dev
Remove libapt-pkg-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapt-pkg-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapt-pkg-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapt-pkg-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
