How To Install libnpgsql-cil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnpgsql-cil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnpgsql-cil-dev
libnpgsql-cil-dev is:
Npgsql is the .NET data provider for PostgreSQL. It allows any program developed for .NET framework to access a PostgreSQL database server. It is implemented in 100% C# code. PostgreSQL versions since 9.0 are officially supported, others may work.
This package contains development files for Npgsql and will always pull in the current default version - and should be used for compilation.
There are three methods to install libnpgsql-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 libnpgsql-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 libnpgsql-cil-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnpgsql-cil-dev
Install libnpgsql-cil-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnpgsql-cil-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnpgsql-cil-dev
Install libnpgsql-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 libnpgsql-cil-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnpgsql-cil-dev
How To Uninstall libnpgsql-cil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnpgsql-cil-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnpgsql-cil-dev
Uninstall libnpgsql-cil-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnpgsql-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 libnpgsql-cil-dev
Remove libnpgsql-cil-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnpgsql-cil-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnpgsql-cil-dev
Remove libnpgsql-cil-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnpgsql-cil-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnpgsql-cil-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnpgsql-cil-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
