How To Install libnini-cil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnini-cil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libnini-cil-dev is CLI library for managing configuration files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnini-cil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libnini-cil-dev

libnini-cil-dev is:

Nini is an uncommonly powerful .NET configuration library designed to help build highly configurable applications quickly.

This package contains development files for the Nini library, and should be used for compilation

There are three methods to install libnini-cil-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 libnini-cil-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 libnini-cil-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnini-cil-dev

Install libnini-cil-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnini-cil-dev

Install libnini-cil-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 libnini-cil-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnini-cil-dev

How To Uninstall libnini-cil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libnini-cil-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnini-cil-dev

Uninstall libnini-cil-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnini-cil-dev

Remove libnini-cil-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libnini-cil-dev

Remove libnini-cil-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnini-cil-dev

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Summary

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