How To Install libiksemel-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libiksemel-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libiksemel-dev
libiksemel-dev is:
iksemel handles Jabber connections, parses XML, and sends and receives Jabber messages. It works pretty good for parsing other kinds of XML, too, if the need arises.
This package provides headers, static linked library and info documentation.
There are three methods to install libiksemel-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 libiksemel-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 libiksemel-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libiksemel-dev
Install libiksemel-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libiksemel-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libiksemel-dev
Install libiksemel-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 libiksemel-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libiksemel-dev
How To Uninstall libiksemel-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libiksemel-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libiksemel-dev
Uninstall libiksemel-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libiksemel-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libiksemel-dev
Remove libiksemel-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libiksemel-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libiksemel-dev
Remove libiksemel-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libiksemel-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libiksemel-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libiksemel-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
