How To Install libcli-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcli-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcli-dev
libcli-dev is:
libcli provides a consistent Cisco style command-line environment for remote clients, with a few common features between every implemtation.
The library is not accessed by itself, rather the software which uses it listens on a defined port for a Telnet connection. This connection is handed off to libcli for processing.
libcli includes support for command history, command line editing and filtering of command output.
This package contains the files necessary for developing applications with libcli.
There are three methods to install libcli-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 libcli-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 libcli-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcli-dev
Install libcli-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcli-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcli-dev
Install libcli-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 libcli-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcli-dev
How To Uninstall libcli-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcli-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcli-dev
Uninstall libcli-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcli-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcli-dev
Remove libcli-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcli-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcli-dev
Remove libcli-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcli-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcli-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcli-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
