How To Install libblkmaker-0.1-6 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblkmaker-0.1-6 on Ubuntu 18.04. libblkmaker-0.1-6 is implementation of getblocktemplate protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblkmaker-0.1-6 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libblkmaker-0.1-6

libblkmaker-0.1-6 is:

libblkmaker is a C implementation of getblocktemplate as per Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 22 (BIP 22).

There are three methods to install libblkmaker-0.1-6 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 libblkmaker-0.1-6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libblkmaker-0.1-6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libblkmaker-0.1-6

Install libblkmaker-0.1-6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libblkmaker-0.1-6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libblkmaker-0.1-6

Install libblkmaker-0.1-6 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 libblkmaker-0.1-6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libblkmaker-0.1-6

How To Uninstall libblkmaker-0.1-6 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libblkmaker-0.1-6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libblkmaker-0.1-6

Uninstall libblkmaker-0.1-6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libblkmaker-0.1-6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libblkmaker-0.1-6

Remove libblkmaker-0.1-6 Configurations and Data

To remove libblkmaker-0.1-6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libblkmaker-0.1-6

Remove libblkmaker-0.1-6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libblkmaker-0.1-6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libblkmaker-0.1-6

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblkmaker-0.1-6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.