How To Install libavis-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavis-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libavis-dev is high-performance publish/subscribe event router (C client library)

Introduction

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

What is libavis-dev

libavis-dev is:

Avis is a high-performance event router. It provides a fast publish/subscribe event routing service compatible with the commercial Elvin implementation developed by Mantara Software.

This package provides header files needed for developing C applications based on the avis client library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libavis-dev

Install libavis-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libavis-dev

Install libavis-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 libavis-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libavis-dev

How To Uninstall libavis-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libavis-dev

Uninstall libavis-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavis-dev

Remove libavis-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libavis-dev

Remove libavis-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavis-dev

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Summary

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