How To Install libelektra-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libelektra-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libelektra-dev is elektra configuration store, main library [development]

Introduction

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

What is libelektra-dev

libelektra-dev is:

Elektra provides a universal and secure framework to store configuration parameters in a hierarchical key-value pair mechanism, instead of each program using its own text configuration files. This allows any program to read and save its configuration with a consistent API, and allows them to be aware of other applications’ configurations, permitting easy application integration. While architecturally similar to other OS registries, Elektra does not have most of the problems found in those implementations.

This package contains the development files for the main elektra library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libelektra-dev

Install libelektra-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libelektra-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libelektra-dev

How To Uninstall libelektra-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libelektra-dev

Uninstall libelektra-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libelektra-dev

Remove libelektra-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libelektra-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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