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