How To Install libfsplib0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfsplib0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libfsplib0 is FSP v2 protocol stack library - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfsplib0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libfsplib0

libfsplib0 is:

This is C library which support talking with FSP server using FSP v2 protocol and provides posix-like file manipulation interface.

FSP is a protocol, a bit like FTP, for moving files around. It’s designed for anonymous archives, and has protection against server and network overloading. It doesn’t use connections, so it can survive things falling over. It’s also designed to prevent network congestion, so it can be very nice for large transfers over slow links.

For more information about FSP protocol see http://fsp.sourceforge.net/ For library and API info see http://fsp.sourceforge.net/fsplib.html

There are three methods to install libfsplib0 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 libfsplib0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfsplib0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfsplib0

Install libfsplib0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfsplib0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfsplib0

Install libfsplib0 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 libfsplib0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfsplib0

How To Uninstall libfsplib0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libfsplib0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfsplib0

Uninstall libfsplib0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfsplib0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfsplib0

Remove libfsplib0 Configurations and Data

To remove libfsplib0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfsplib0

Remove libfsplib0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfsplib0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfsplib0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfsplib0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.