How To Install libdbus1.0-cil on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbus1.0-cil on Ubuntu 18.04. libdbus1.0-cil is CLI implementation of D-Bus

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbus1.0-cil on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdbus1.0-cil

libdbus1.0-cil is:

dbus-sharp is a fork of ndesk-dbus, which is a C# implementation of D-Bus. It’s often referred to as “managed D-Bus” to avoid confusion with existing bindings (which wrap libdbus).

D-Bus is a message bus, used for sending messages between applications. Conceptually, it fits somewhere in between raw sockets and CORBA in terms of complexity.

This package contains the dbus-sharp library itself.

There are three methods to install libdbus1.0-cil 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 libdbus1.0-cil Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdbus1.0-cil using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdbus1.0-cil

Install libdbus1.0-cil Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdbus1.0-cil using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdbus1.0-cil

Install libdbus1.0-cil 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 libdbus1.0-cil using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdbus1.0-cil

How To Uninstall libdbus1.0-cil on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdbus1.0-cil package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdbus1.0-cil

Uninstall libdbus1.0-cil And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdbus1.0-cil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbus1.0-cil

Remove libdbus1.0-cil Configurations and Data

To remove libdbus1.0-cil configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdbus1.0-cil

Remove libdbus1.0-cil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdbus1.0-cil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbus1.0-cil

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbus1.0-cil package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.