How To Install libdmapsharing-3.0-2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdmapsharing-3.0-2 on Ubuntu 18.04. libdmapsharing-3.0-2 is DMAP client and server library - runtime

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdmapsharing-3.0-2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdmapsharing-3.0-2

libdmapsharing-3.0-2 is:

libdmapsharing is a library to access and share content through the DMAP (DAAP & DPAP) protocols. The library is written in C using GObject and libsoup.

This package contains the runtime needed by programs using the library.

There are three methods to install libdmapsharing-3.0-2 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 libdmapsharing-3.0-2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdmapsharing-3.0-2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdmapsharing-3.0-2

Install libdmapsharing-3.0-2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdmapsharing-3.0-2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdmapsharing-3.0-2

Install libdmapsharing-3.0-2 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 libdmapsharing-3.0-2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdmapsharing-3.0-2

How To Uninstall libdmapsharing-3.0-2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdmapsharing-3.0-2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdmapsharing-3.0-2

Uninstall libdmapsharing-3.0-2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdmapsharing-3.0-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdmapsharing-3.0-2

Remove libdmapsharing-3.0-2 Configurations and Data

To remove libdmapsharing-3.0-2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdmapsharing-3.0-2

Remove libdmapsharing-3.0-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdmapsharing-3.0-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdmapsharing-3.0-2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdmapsharing-3.0-2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.