How To Install libiniparser-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libiniparser-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libiniparser-dev
libiniparser-dev is:
This package contains development libraries and headers for the iniParser INI file reader/writer.
The iniParser library is a simple C library offering INI file parsing services (both reading and writing).
There are three methods to install libiniparser-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 libiniparser-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 libiniparser-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libiniparser-dev
Install libiniparser-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libiniparser-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libiniparser-dev
Install libiniparser-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 libiniparser-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libiniparser-dev
How To Uninstall libiniparser-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libiniparser-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libiniparser-dev
Uninstall libiniparser-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libiniparser-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libiniparser-dev
Remove libiniparser-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libiniparser-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libiniparser-dev
Remove libiniparser-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libiniparser-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libiniparser-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libiniparser-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
