How To Install libbase58-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbase58-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libbase58-dev
libbase58-dev is:
Library for encoding/decoding Base58 and Base58Check.
This package provides development files.
There are three methods to install libbase58-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 libbase58-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 libbase58-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbase58-dev
Install libbase58-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbase58-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbase58-dev
Install libbase58-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 libbase58-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbase58-dev
How To Uninstall libbase58-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libbase58-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbase58-dev
Uninstall libbase58-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbase58-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbase58-dev
Remove libbase58-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbase58-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbase58-dev
Remove libbase58-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbase58-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbase58-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbase58-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
