How To Install libident-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libident-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libident-dev
libident-dev is:
This is a small library to interface to the Ident protocol server.
There are three methods to install libident-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 libident-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 libident-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libident-dev
Install libident-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libident-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libident-dev
Install libident-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 libident-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libident-dev
How To Uninstall libident-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libident-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libident-dev
Uninstall libident-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libident-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libident-dev
Remove libident-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libident-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libident-dev
Remove libident-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libident-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libident-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libident-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
