How To Install libhttrack-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhttrack-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libhttrack-dev is Httrack website copier includes and development files

Introduction

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

What is libhttrack-dev

libhttrack-dev is:

This package adds supplemental files for using the httrack website copier library

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

sudo apt-get -y install libhttrack-dev

Install libhttrack-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libhttrack-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libhttrack-dev

How To Uninstall libhttrack-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libhttrack-dev

Uninstall libhttrack-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhttrack-dev

Remove libhttrack-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libhttrack-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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