How To Install libbasicobjects-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbasicobjects-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libbasicobjects-dev is Basic object types for C – development files

Introduction

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

What is libbasicobjects-dev

libbasicobjects-dev is:

Library that add basic object types for C. Development files.

This package is part of the ding-libs, libraries that are required for the proper functioning of SSSD, the System Security Services Daemon.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbasicobjects-dev

Install libbasicobjects-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbasicobjects-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbasicobjects-dev

How To Uninstall libbasicobjects-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libbasicobjects-dev

Uninstall libbasicobjects-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbasicobjects-dev

Remove libbasicobjects-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbasicobjects-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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