How To Install libnspr4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnspr4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnspr4-dev
libnspr4-dev is:
This library provides platform independent non-GUI operating system facilities including:
- threads,
- thread synchronisation,
- normal file I/O and network I/O,
- interval timing and calendar time,
- basic memory management (malloc and free),
- shared library linking.
Install this package if you wish to develop your own programs using the NetScape Portable Runtime library.
There are three methods to install libnspr4-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 libnspr4-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 libnspr4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnspr4-dev
Install libnspr4-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnspr4-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnspr4-dev
Install libnspr4-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 libnspr4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnspr4-dev
How To Uninstall libnspr4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnspr4-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnspr4-dev
Uninstall libnspr4-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnspr4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnspr4-dev
Remove libnspr4-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnspr4-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnspr4-dev
Remove libnspr4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnspr4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnspr4-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnspr4-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
