How To Install libfilezilla-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfilezilla-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfilezilla-dev
libfilezilla-dev is:
Free, open source C++ library, offering some basic functionality to build high-performing, platform-independent programs. Some of the highlights include:
- A typesafe, multi-threaded event system that’s very simple to use yet extremely efficient
- Timers for periodic events
- A datetime class that not only tracks timestamp but also their accuracy, which simplifies dealing with timestamps originating from different sources
- Simple process handling for spawning child processes with redirected I/O
This package contains the development files for the library.
There are three methods to install libfilezilla-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 libfilezilla-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 libfilezilla-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfilezilla-dev
Install libfilezilla-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfilezilla-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfilezilla-dev
Install libfilezilla-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 libfilezilla-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfilezilla-dev
How To Uninstall libfilezilla-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfilezilla-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfilezilla-dev
Uninstall libfilezilla-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfilezilla-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfilezilla-dev
Remove libfilezilla-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfilezilla-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfilezilla-dev
Remove libfilezilla-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfilezilla-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfilezilla-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfilezilla-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
