How To Install libminiupnpc10 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libminiupnpc10 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libminiupnpc10
libminiupnpc10 is:
The UPnP protocol is supported by most home adsl/cable routers and Microsoft Windows 2K/XP. The aim of the MiniUPnP project is to bring a free software solution to support the “Internet Gateway Device” part of the protocol. The MediaServer/MediaRenderer UPnP protocol is also becoming very popular.
Miniupnpc aims at the simplest library possible, with the smallest footprint and no dependencies to other libraries such as XML parsers or HTTP implementations. All the code is pure ANSI C. Compiled on a x86 PC, the miniupnp client library have less than 15KB code size. For instance, the upnpc sample program is around 20KB. The miniupnp daemon is much smaller than any other IGD daemon and is ideal for using on low memory device for this reason.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libminiupnpc10 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 libminiupnpc10 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libminiupnpc10 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libminiupnpc10
Install libminiupnpc10 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libminiupnpc10 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libminiupnpc10
Install libminiupnpc10 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 libminiupnpc10 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libminiupnpc10
How To Uninstall libminiupnpc10 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libminiupnpc10 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libminiupnpc10
Uninstall libminiupnpc10 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libminiupnpc10 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libminiupnpc10
Remove libminiupnpc10 Configurations and Data
To remove libminiupnpc10 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libminiupnpc10
Remove libminiupnpc10 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libminiupnpc10 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libminiupnpc10
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libminiupnpc10 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
