How To Install libkiwix-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkiwix-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libkiwix-dev
libkiwix-dev is:
Kiwix is an offline Wikipedia reader. libkiwix provides the software core for Kiwix, and contains the code shared by all Kiwix ports (Windows, Linux, OSX, Android, etc.).
This package contains development files.
There are three methods to install libkiwix-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 libkiwix-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 libkiwix-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkiwix-dev
Install libkiwix-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkiwix-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkiwix-dev
Install libkiwix-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 libkiwix-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkiwix-dev
How To Uninstall libkiwix-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libkiwix-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkiwix-dev
Uninstall libkiwix-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkiwix-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkiwix-dev
Remove libkiwix-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libkiwix-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkiwix-dev
Remove libkiwix-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkiwix-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkiwix-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkiwix-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
