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