How To Install libgssglue-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgssglue-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libgssglue-dev is header files and docs for libgssglue

Introduction

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

What is libgssglue-dev

libgssglue-dev is:

Contains the header files and documentation for libgssglue for use in developing applications that use the libgssglue library.

libgssglue provides a gssapi interface, but does not implement any gssapi mechanisms itself; instead it calls other gssapi functions (e.g., those provided by MIT Kerberos), depending on the requested mechanism, to do the work.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgssglue-dev

Install libgssglue-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgssglue-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgssglue-dev

How To Uninstall libgssglue-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libgssglue-dev

Uninstall libgssglue-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgssglue-dev

Remove libgssglue-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgssglue-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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