How To Install libmicrodns-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmicrodns-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmicrodns-dev
libmicrodns-dev is:
Multicast Domain Name System (mDNS) is a zero-configuration service that allows one to resolve host names to IP addresses in local networks. libmicrodns provides a minimal implementation of a mDNS resolver as well as an announcer.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libmicrodns-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 libmicrodns-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 libmicrodns-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmicrodns-dev
Install libmicrodns-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmicrodns-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmicrodns-dev
Install libmicrodns-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 libmicrodns-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmicrodns-dev
How To Uninstall libmicrodns-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmicrodns-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmicrodns-dev
Uninstall libmicrodns-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmicrodns-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmicrodns-dev
Remove libmicrodns-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmicrodns-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmicrodns-dev
Remove libmicrodns-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmicrodns-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmicrodns-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmicrodns-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
