How To Install libblkmaker-0.1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

Introduction

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

What is libblkmaker-0.1-dev

libblkmaker-0.1-dev is:

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

This package provides development files.

There are three methods to install libblkmaker-0.1-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 libblkmaker-0.1-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 libblkmaker-0.1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libblkmaker-0.1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libblkmaker-0.1-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libblkmaker-0.1-dev

How To Uninstall libblkmaker-0.1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libblkmaker-0.1-dev

Uninstall libblkmaker-0.1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libblkmaker-0.1-dev 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-dev

Remove libblkmaker-0.1-dev Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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