How To Install libcloudproviders-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcloudproviders-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcloudproviders-dev
libcloudproviders-dev is:
libcloudproviders is a glib based library that makes it easier to implement a cloud provider server or client.
libcloudproviders also provides a DBus API that allows cloud storage sync clients to expose their services. Clients such as file managers and desktop environments can then provide integrated access to the cloud providers services.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libcloudproviders-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 libcloudproviders-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 libcloudproviders-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcloudproviders-dev
Install libcloudproviders-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcloudproviders-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcloudproviders-dev
Install libcloudproviders-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 libcloudproviders-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcloudproviders-dev
How To Uninstall libcloudproviders-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcloudproviders-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcloudproviders-dev
Uninstall libcloudproviders-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcloudproviders-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcloudproviders-dev
Remove libcloudproviders-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcloudproviders-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcloudproviders-dev
Remove libcloudproviders-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcloudproviders-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcloudproviders-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcloudproviders-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
