How To Install libhbaapi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhbaapi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libhbaapi-dev is SNIA HBAAPI library (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libhbaapi-dev

libhbaapi-dev is:

The SNIA HBA API library. C-level project to manage Fibre Channel Host Bust Adapters.

This package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use the HBAAPI library

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

sudo apt-get -y install libhbaapi-dev

Install libhbaapi-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libhbaapi-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libhbaapi-dev

How To Uninstall libhbaapi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libhbaapi-dev

Uninstall libhbaapi-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhbaapi-dev

Remove libhbaapi-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libhbaapi-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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