How To Install libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev is C++ Development libraries for writing messaging apps with Qpid Proton

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev

libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev is:

Qpid Proton is a high-performance, lightweight messaging library. It can be used in the widest range of messaging applications, including brokers, client libraries, routers, bridges, proxies, and more. Proton makes it trivial to integrate with the AMQP 1.0 ecosystem from any platform, environment, or language.

This package provides the C++ development libraries for Qpid Proton.

There are three methods to install libqpid-proton-cpp8-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 libqpid-proton-cpp8-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 libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev

Install libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev

Install libqpid-proton-cpp8-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 libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev

How To Uninstall libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev

Uninstall libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev

Remove libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev

Remove libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqpid-proton-cpp8-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.