How To Install libgroonga-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgroonga-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgroonga-dev
libgroonga-dev is:
Groonga is an open-source fulltext search engine and column store. It lets you write high-performance applications that requires fulltext search.
This package provides header files to use Groonga as a library.
There are three methods to install libgroonga-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 libgroonga-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 libgroonga-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgroonga-dev
Install libgroonga-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgroonga-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgroonga-dev
Install libgroonga-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 libgroonga-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgroonga-dev
How To Uninstall libgroonga-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgroonga-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgroonga-dev
Uninstall libgroonga-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgroonga-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgroonga-dev
Remove libgroonga-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgroonga-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgroonga-dev
Remove libgroonga-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgroonga-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgroonga-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgroonga-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
