How To Install libcimcclient0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcimcclient0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libcimcclient0 is small footprint CIM client libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcimcclient0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libcimcclient0

libcimcclient0 is:

The small footprint CIM client library is a C API allowing client applications to interface with CIM implementations (e.g. CIM servers). Due to it’s small memory and disk footprint it is well-suited for embedded environments.

There are three methods to install libcimcclient0 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 libcimcclient0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcimcclient0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcimcclient0

Install libcimcclient0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcimcclient0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcimcclient0

Install libcimcclient0 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 libcimcclient0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcimcclient0

How To Uninstall libcimcclient0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libcimcclient0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcimcclient0

Uninstall libcimcclient0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcimcclient0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcimcclient0

Remove libcimcclient0 Configurations and Data

To remove libcimcclient0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcimcclient0

Remove libcimcclient0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcimcclient0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcimcclient0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcimcclient0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.