How To Install librbl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install librbl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. librbl-dev is Headers/development libraries for the OpenDKIM RBL library

Introduction

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

What is librbl-dev

librbl-dev is:

The OpenDKIM Project is a community effort to develop and maintain a C library for producing DKIM-aware applications and an open source milter for providing DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) service.

This package provides the required header files and development libraries for developing against the OpenDKIM project RBL library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install librbl-dev

Install librbl-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librbl-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install librbl-dev

How To Uninstall librbl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove librbl-dev

Uninstall librbl-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librbl-dev

Remove librbl-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge librbl-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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