How To Install libquickfix-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libquickfix-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libquickfix-dev
libquickfix-dev is:
The Financial Information eXchange (FIX) Protocol is a message standard developed to facilitate the electronic exchange of information related to securities transactions. It is intended for use between trading partners wishing to automate communications.
This package includes the quickfix development files.
There are three methods to install libquickfix-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 libquickfix-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 libquickfix-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libquickfix-dev
Install libquickfix-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libquickfix-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libquickfix-dev
Install libquickfix-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 libquickfix-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libquickfix-dev
How To Uninstall libquickfix-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libquickfix-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libquickfix-dev
Uninstall libquickfix-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libquickfix-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libquickfix-dev
Remove libquickfix-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libquickfix-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libquickfix-dev
Remove libquickfix-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libquickfix-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libquickfix-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libquickfix-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
