How To Install libldns-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libldns-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libldns-dev
libldns-dev is:
The goal of ldns is to simplify DNS programming, it supports recent RFCs like the DNSSEC documents, and allows developers to easily create software conforming to current RFCs, and experimental software for current Internet Drafts.
This package contains development libraries and headers.
There are three methods to install libldns-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 libldns-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 libldns-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libldns-dev
Install libldns-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libldns-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libldns-dev
Install libldns-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 libldns-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libldns-dev
How To Uninstall libldns-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libldns-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libldns-dev
Uninstall libldns-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libldns-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libldns-dev
Remove libldns-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libldns-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libldns-dev
Remove libldns-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libldns-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libldns-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libldns-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
