How To Install libc-client2007e-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libc-client2007e-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libc-client2007e-dev is c-client library for mail protocols - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libc-client2007e-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libc-client2007e-dev

libc-client2007e-dev is:

IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is a method of accessing electronic messages kept on a (possibly shared) mail server.

The UW (University of Washington) IMAP toolkit provides the c-client mail-handling library supporting various network transport methods, file system storage formats, and authentication and authorization methods.

This package contains the static c-client library and development headers.

There are three methods to install libc-client2007e-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 libc-client2007e-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 libc-client2007e-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libc-client2007e-dev

Install libc-client2007e-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libc-client2007e-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libc-client2007e-dev

Install libc-client2007e-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 libc-client2007e-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libc-client2007e-dev

How To Uninstall libc-client2007e-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libc-client2007e-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libc-client2007e-dev

Uninstall libc-client2007e-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libc-client2007e-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libc-client2007e-dev

Remove libc-client2007e-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libc-client2007e-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libc-client2007e-dev

Remove libc-client2007e-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libc-client2007e-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libc-client2007e-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libc-client2007e-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.