How To Install libnanomsg4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnanomsg4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnanomsg4
libnanomsg4 is:
nanomsg is a socket library that provides several common communication patterns. It aims to make the networking layer fast, scalable, and easy to use. Implemented in C, it works on a wide range of operating systems with no further dependencies.
The communication patterns, also called “scalability protocols”, are basic blocks for building distributed systems. By combining them you can create a vast array of distributed applications. The following scalability protocols are currently available:
PAIR - simple one-to-one communication
BUS - simple many-to-many communication
REQREP - allows one to build clusters of stateless services
to process user requests
PUBSUB - distributes messages to large sets of interested subscribers
PIPELINE - aggregates messages from multiple sources and
load balances them among many destinations
SURVEY - allows one to query state of multiple applications in a single go
There are three methods to install libnanomsg4 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 libnanomsg4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnanomsg4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnanomsg4
Install libnanomsg4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnanomsg4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnanomsg4
Install libnanomsg4 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 libnanomsg4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnanomsg4
How To Uninstall libnanomsg4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnanomsg4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnanomsg4
Uninstall libnanomsg4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnanomsg4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnanomsg4
Remove libnanomsg4 Configurations and Data
To remove libnanomsg4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnanomsg4
Remove libnanomsg4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnanomsg4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnanomsg4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnanomsg4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
