How To Install libosp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libosp-dev
libosp-dev is:
This contains include files and the static library for libosp. This C++ library contains entity management functions, parsing functions, and other functions useful for SGML/XML/DSSSL development.
There are three methods to install libosp-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 libosp-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 libosp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libosp-dev
Install libosp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libosp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libosp-dev
Install libosp-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 libosp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libosp-dev
How To Uninstall libosp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libosp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libosp-dev
Uninstall libosp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libosp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosp-dev
Remove libosp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libosp-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libosp-dev
Remove libosp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libosp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosp-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosp-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
