How To Install librasqal3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install librasqal3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. librasqal3-dev is Rasqal RDF query library development libraries and headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librasqal3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is librasqal3-dev

librasqal3-dev is:

Development libraries, header files and documentation needed by programs that want to compile with the Rasqal RDF query library.

There are three methods to install librasqal3-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 librasqal3-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 librasqal3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librasqal3-dev

Install librasqal3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librasqal3-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librasqal3-dev

Install librasqal3-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 librasqal3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librasqal3-dev

How To Uninstall librasqal3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the librasqal3-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librasqal3-dev

Uninstall librasqal3-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librasqal3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librasqal3-dev

Remove librasqal3-dev Configurations and Data

To remove librasqal3-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librasqal3-dev

Remove librasqal3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librasqal3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librasqal3-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librasqal3-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.