How To Install libparistraceroute-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libparistraceroute-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libparistraceroute-dev
libparistraceroute-dev is:
libparistraceroute is a library designed to simplify the process of creating advanced network measurement tools such as ping or traceroute through the use of custom probe packets.
This package contains the development files required to build programs against libparistraceroute.
There are three methods to install libparistraceroute-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 libparistraceroute-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 libparistraceroute-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libparistraceroute-dev
Install libparistraceroute-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libparistraceroute-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libparistraceroute-dev
Install libparistraceroute-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 libparistraceroute-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libparistraceroute-dev
How To Uninstall libparistraceroute-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libparistraceroute-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libparistraceroute-dev
Uninstall libparistraceroute-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libparistraceroute-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libparistraceroute-dev
Remove libparistraceroute-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libparistraceroute-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libparistraceroute-dev
Remove libparistraceroute-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libparistraceroute-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libparistraceroute-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libparistraceroute-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
