How To Install libini-config-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libini-config-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libini-config-dev is Development files for libini_config

Introduction

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

What is libini-config-dev

libini-config-dev is:

Library to process config files in INI format into a libcollection data structure. Development files.

This package is part of the ding-libs, libraries that are required for the proper functioning of SSSD, the System Security Services Daemon.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libini-config-dev

Install libini-config-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libini-config-dev

Install libini-config-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 libini-config-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libini-config-dev

How To Uninstall libini-config-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libini-config-dev

Uninstall libini-config-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libini-config-dev

Remove libini-config-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libini-config-dev

Remove libini-config-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libini-config-dev

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Summary

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