How To Install libproxy-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libproxy-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libproxy-dev
libproxy-dev is:
libproxy is a lightweight library which makes it easy to develop applications proxy-aware with a simple and stable API.
This package contains the development files including vala bindings.
There are three methods to install libproxy-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 libproxy-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 libproxy-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libproxy-dev
Install libproxy-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libproxy-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libproxy-dev
Install libproxy-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 libproxy-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libproxy-dev
How To Uninstall libproxy-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libproxy-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libproxy-dev
Uninstall libproxy-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libproxy-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libproxy-dev
Remove libproxy-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libproxy-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libproxy-dev
Remove libproxy-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libproxy-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libproxy-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libproxy-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
