How To Install libfaifa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfaifa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfaifa-dev
libfaifa-dev is:
Faifa is a network tool to remotely manage HomePlug 1.0 and HomePlug AV devices.
HomePlug 1.0 and HomePlug AV are specifications of Power Line Communication (PLC). PLC is a system for carrying data - network packets - over power line. http://www.homeplug.org/
This tool can configure, flash and collect statistics on thoses devices using private and public Ethernet frames.
This package contains Faifa library headers.
There are three methods to install libfaifa-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 libfaifa-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 libfaifa-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfaifa-dev
Install libfaifa-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfaifa-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfaifa-dev
Install libfaifa-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 libfaifa-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfaifa-dev
How To Uninstall libfaifa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfaifa-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfaifa-dev
Uninstall libfaifa-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfaifa-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfaifa-dev
Remove libfaifa-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfaifa-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfaifa-dev
Remove libfaifa-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfaifa-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfaifa-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfaifa-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
