How To Install libcpprest-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpprest-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcpprest-doc
libcpprest-doc is:
The C++ REST SDK (codename “Casablanca”) is a Microsoft project for cloud-based client-server communication in native code using a modern asynchronous C++ API design. This project allows C++ developers to take advantage of the radical shift in software architecture that cloud computing represents.
- Support for accessing REST services from native code on Linux, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 by providing asynchronous C++ bindings to HTTP, JSON, and URIs
- Implementation of Asynchronous Streams and Stream Buffers
- A consistent and powerful model for composing asynchronous operations based on C++ 11 features
- A set of samples and reference documentation
- New experimental features such as HTTP Listener library and support for Windows Phone 8 and Windows XP.
This package contains the common documentation.
There are three methods to install libcpprest-doc 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 libcpprest-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcpprest-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcpprest-doc
Install libcpprest-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcpprest-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcpprest-doc
Install libcpprest-doc 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 libcpprest-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcpprest-doc
How To Uninstall libcpprest-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcpprest-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcpprest-doc
Uninstall libcpprest-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcpprest-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcpprest-doc
Remove libcpprest-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libcpprest-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcpprest-doc
Remove libcpprest-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcpprest-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcpprest-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpprest-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
