How To Install libnitrokey-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnitrokey-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnitrokey-dev
libnitrokey-dev is:
library to communicate with Nitrokey Pro and Storage devices in a clean and easy manner. Written in C++14, testable with py.test and Catch frameworks, with C API, Python access.
This package contains development headers needed when developing C++ applications that use libnitrokey
There are three methods to install libnitrokey-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 libnitrokey-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 libnitrokey-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnitrokey-dev
Install libnitrokey-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnitrokey-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnitrokey-dev
Install libnitrokey-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 libnitrokey-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnitrokey-dev
How To Uninstall libnitrokey-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnitrokey-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnitrokey-dev
Uninstall libnitrokey-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnitrokey-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnitrokey-dev
Remove libnitrokey-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnitrokey-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnitrokey-dev
Remove libnitrokey-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnitrokey-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnitrokey-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnitrokey-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
