How To Install libnspr4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnspr4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnspr4
libnspr4 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.
There are three methods to install libnspr4 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnspr4
Install libnspr4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnspr4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnspr4
Install libnspr4 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnspr4
How To Uninstall libnspr4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnspr4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnspr4
Uninstall libnspr4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnspr4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnspr4
Remove libnspr4 Configurations and Data
To remove libnspr4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnspr4
Remove libnspr4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnspr4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnspr4
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnspr4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
