How To Install libbase58-0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbase58-0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libbase58-0 is library for Bitcoins base58 encoding

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbase58-0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libbase58-0

libbase58-0 is:

Library for encoding/decoding Base58 and Base58Check.

There are three methods to install libbase58-0 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 libbase58-0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbase58-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbase58-0

Install libbase58-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbase58-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbase58-0

Install libbase58-0 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 libbase58-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbase58-0

How To Uninstall libbase58-0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libbase58-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbase58-0

Uninstall libbase58-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbase58-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbase58-0

Remove libbase58-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libbase58-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbase58-0

Remove libbase58-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbase58-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbase58-0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbase58-0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.