How To Install libbotan-2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbotan-2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libbotan-2-dev
libbotan-2-dev is:
Botan is a C++ library which provides support for many common cryptographic operations, including encryption, authentication, and X.509v3 certificates and CRLs. A wide variety of algorithms is supported, including RSA, DSA, DES, AES, MD5, and SHA-1.
This package contains the 2.x version of Botan.
There are three methods to install libbotan-2-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 libbotan-2-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 libbotan-2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbotan-2-dev
Install libbotan-2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbotan-2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbotan-2-dev
Install libbotan-2-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 libbotan-2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbotan-2-dev
How To Uninstall libbotan-2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libbotan-2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbotan-2-dev
Uninstall libbotan-2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbotan-2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbotan-2-dev
Remove libbotan-2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbotan-2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbotan-2-dev
Remove libbotan-2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbotan-2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbotan-2-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbotan-2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
