How To Install libduo-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libduo-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libduo-dev is Duo Security development libraries and header files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libduo-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libduo-dev

libduo-dev is:

This package provides the development libraries and header files needed to link against the Duo Security library functions. Also includes the manpages for library functions.

There are three methods to install libduo-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 libduo-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 libduo-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libduo-dev

Install libduo-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libduo-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libduo-dev

Install libduo-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 libduo-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libduo-dev

How To Uninstall libduo-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libduo-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libduo-dev

Uninstall libduo-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libduo-dev

Remove libduo-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libduo-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libduo-dev

Remove libduo-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libduo-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libduo-dev

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Summary

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