How To Install libh2o-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libh2o-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libh2o-dev
libh2o-dev is:
H2O is a new generation HTTP server that provides quicker response to users with less CPU utilization when compared to older generation of web servers. Designed from ground-up, the server takes full advantage of HTTP/2 features including prioritized content serving and server push, promising outstanding experience to the visitors of your web site.
This package provides the development helpers of the H2O library compiled with libuv.
There are three methods to install libh2o-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 libh2o-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 libh2o-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libh2o-dev
Install libh2o-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libh2o-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libh2o-dev
Install libh2o-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 libh2o-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libh2o-dev
How To Uninstall libh2o-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libh2o-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libh2o-dev
Uninstall libh2o-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libh2o-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libh2o-dev
Remove libh2o-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libh2o-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libh2o-dev
Remove libh2o-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libh2o-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libh2o-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libh2o-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
