How To Install libnzb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnzb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libnzb-dev is An nzb based Usenet binary grabber (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libnzb-dev

libnzb-dev is:

libnzb is a library that provides functions to parse nzb files, grab the content over NNTP and decode the yEnc/uuencode encoded file.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnzb-dev

Install libnzb-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnzb-dev

Install libnzb-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 libnzb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnzb-dev

How To Uninstall libnzb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libnzb-dev

Uninstall libnzb-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnzb-dev

Remove libnzb-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libnzb-dev

Remove libnzb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnzb-dev

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Summary

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