How To Install libecap3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libecap3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libecap3-dev
libecap3-dev is:
eCAP is a software interface that allows a network application, such as an HTTP proxy or an ICAP server, to outsource content analysis and adaptation to a loadable module. For each applicable protocol message being processed, an eCAP-enabled host application supplies the message details to the adaptation module and gets back an adapted message, a “not interested” response, or a “block this message now!” instruction. These exchanges often include message bodies.
There are three methods to install libecap3-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 libecap3-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 libecap3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libecap3-dev
Install libecap3-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libecap3-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libecap3-dev
Install libecap3-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 libecap3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libecap3-dev
How To Uninstall libecap3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libecap3-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libecap3-dev
Uninstall libecap3-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libecap3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libecap3-dev
Remove libecap3-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libecap3-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libecap3-dev
Remove libecap3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libecap3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libecap3-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libecap3-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
