How To Install libiniparser1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiniparser1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libiniparser1 is runtime library for the iniParser INI file reader/writer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiniparser1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libiniparser1

libiniparser1 is:

This package contains the runtime library 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 libiniparser1 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 libiniparser1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libiniparser1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libiniparser1

Install libiniparser1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libiniparser1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libiniparser1

Install libiniparser1 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 libiniparser1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libiniparser1

How To Uninstall libiniparser1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libiniparser1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libiniparser1

Uninstall libiniparser1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libiniparser1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libiniparser1

Remove libiniparser1 Configurations and Data

To remove libiniparser1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libiniparser1

Remove libiniparser1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libiniparser1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libiniparser1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiniparser1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.