How To Install libfixbuf3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfixbuf3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfixbuf3-dev
libfixbuf3-dev is:
libfixbuf is a compliant implementation of the IPFIX Protocol, as defined in RFC 5101. It supports the information model defined in RFC 5102, extended as proposed by RFC 5103 to support information elements for representing biflows. libfixbuf supports UDP, TCP, SCTP, TLS over TCP, and Spread as transport protocols. It also supports operation as an IPFIX File Writer or IPFIX File Reader.
These are the development headers.
There are three methods to install libfixbuf3-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 libfixbuf3-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 libfixbuf3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfixbuf3-dev
Install libfixbuf3-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfixbuf3-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfixbuf3-dev
Install libfixbuf3-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 libfixbuf3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfixbuf3-dev
How To Uninstall libfixbuf3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfixbuf3-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfixbuf3-dev
Uninstall libfixbuf3-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfixbuf3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfixbuf3-dev
Remove libfixbuf3-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfixbuf3-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfixbuf3-dev
Remove libfixbuf3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfixbuf3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfixbuf3-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfixbuf3-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
