How To Install libflxmlrpc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libflxmlrpc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libflxmlrpc-dev is fldigi suite XmlRpc library - Development files

Introduction

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

What is libflxmlrpc-dev

libflxmlrpc-dev is:

This package contains libflxmlrpc – an customized implementation of the XmlRpc protocol – used by fldigi, flrig, flnet, flmsg, flarq, flamp, fllog; a suite of programs written for amateur radio emergency communications.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libflxmlrpc-dev

Install libflxmlrpc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libflxmlrpc-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libflxmlrpc-dev

How To Uninstall libflxmlrpc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libflxmlrpc-dev

Uninstall libflxmlrpc-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libflxmlrpc-dev

Remove libflxmlrpc-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libflxmlrpc-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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