How To Install libmono-cecil-cil on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmono-cecil-cil on Ubuntu 18.04. libmono-cecil-cil is library to generate and inspect CIL assemblies

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmono-cecil-cil on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libmono-cecil-cil

libmono-cecil-cil is:

Cecil is a library under development to generate and inspect programs and libraries in the ECMA CIL format.

In simple English, with Cecil, you can load existing managed assemblies, browse all the contained types, modify them on the fly and save back to the disk the modified assembly.

This package contains the Cecil library

There are three methods to install libmono-cecil-cil 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 libmono-cecil-cil Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmono-cecil-cil using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmono-cecil-cil

Install libmono-cecil-cil Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmono-cecil-cil using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmono-cecil-cil

Install libmono-cecil-cil 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 libmono-cecil-cil using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmono-cecil-cil

How To Uninstall libmono-cecil-cil on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libmono-cecil-cil package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmono-cecil-cil

Uninstall libmono-cecil-cil And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmono-cecil-cil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmono-cecil-cil

Remove libmono-cecil-cil Configurations and Data

To remove libmono-cecil-cil configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmono-cecil-cil

Remove libmono-cecil-cil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmono-cecil-cil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmono-cecil-cil

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmono-cecil-cil package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.