How To Install libconfuse-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libconfuse-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libconfuse-dev
libconfuse-dev is:
This package contains the header files and static library needed to compile applications that use the confuse library.
There are three methods to install libconfuse-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 libconfuse-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 libconfuse-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libconfuse-dev
Install libconfuse-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libconfuse-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libconfuse-dev
Install libconfuse-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 libconfuse-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libconfuse-dev
How To Uninstall libconfuse-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libconfuse-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libconfuse-dev
Uninstall libconfuse-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libconfuse-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libconfuse-dev
Remove libconfuse-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libconfuse-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libconfuse-dev
Remove libconfuse-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libconfuse-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libconfuse-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libconfuse-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
