How To Install libenet7-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libenet7-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libenet7-dbg is thin network communication layer on top of UDP - debug symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libenet7-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libenet7-dbg

libenet7-dbg is:

ENet’s purpose is to provide a relatively thin, simple and robust network communication layer on top of UDP (User Datagram Protocol). The primary feature it provides is optional reliable, in-order delivery of packets.

ENet is NOT intended to be a general purpose high level networking library that handles authentication, lobbying, server discovery, compression, encryption and other high level, often application level or dependent tasks.

This package contains the debugging symbols for the library.

There are three methods to install libenet7-dbg 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 libenet7-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libenet7-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libenet7-dbg

Install libenet7-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libenet7-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libenet7-dbg

Install libenet7-dbg 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 libenet7-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libenet7-dbg

How To Uninstall libenet7-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libenet7-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libenet7-dbg

Uninstall libenet7-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libenet7-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libenet7-dbg

Remove libenet7-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libenet7-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libenet7-dbg

Remove libenet7-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libenet7-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libenet7-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libenet7-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.