How To Install libcollection-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcollection-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcollection-dev
libcollection-dev is:
A data-type to collect data in a hierarchical structure for easy iteration and serialization. Development files.
This package is part of the ding-libs, libraries that are required for the proper functioning of SSSD, the System Security Services Daemon.
There are three methods to install libcollection-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 libcollection-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 libcollection-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcollection-dev
Install libcollection-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcollection-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcollection-dev
Install libcollection-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 libcollection-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcollection-dev
How To Uninstall libcollection-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcollection-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcollection-dev
Uninstall libcollection-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcollection-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcollection-dev
Remove libcollection-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcollection-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcollection-dev
Remove libcollection-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcollection-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcollection-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcollection-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
