How To Install libiscsi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libiscsi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libiscsi-dev
libiscsi-dev is:
Libiscsi is a clientside library to implement the iSCSI protocol that can be used to access resource of an iSCSI Target.
The library is fully async with regards to iscsi commands and scsi tasks, but a sync layer is also provided for ease of use for simpler applications.
This package contains the header files, static library and other files needed to compile applications which uses libiscsi.
There are three methods to install libiscsi-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 libiscsi-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 libiscsi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libiscsi-dev
Install libiscsi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libiscsi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libiscsi-dev
Install libiscsi-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 libiscsi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libiscsi-dev
How To Uninstall libiscsi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libiscsi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libiscsi-dev
Uninstall libiscsi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libiscsi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libiscsi-dev
Remove libiscsi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libiscsi-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libiscsi-dev
Remove libiscsi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libiscsi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libiscsi-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libiscsi-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
