How To Install libbroccoli-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbroccoli-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libbroccoli-dev is Bro client communications library – headers and static libraries

Introduction

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

What is libbroccoli-dev

libbroccoli-dev is:

This package contains the development environment for the “Broccoli” library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbroccoli-dev

Install libbroccoli-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbroccoli-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbroccoli-dev

How To Uninstall libbroccoli-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libbroccoli-dev

Uninstall libbroccoli-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbroccoli-dev

Remove libbroccoli-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbroccoli-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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