How To Install librdf0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install librdf0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. librdf0-dev is Redland RDF library development libraries and headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librdf0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is librdf0-dev

librdf0-dev is:

RDF development libraries, header files, documentation and utilities needed by program that want to be compiled with Redland.

There are three methods to install librdf0-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 librdf0-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 librdf0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librdf0-dev

Install librdf0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librdf0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librdf0-dev

Install librdf0-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 librdf0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librdf0-dev

How To Uninstall librdf0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the librdf0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librdf0-dev

Uninstall librdf0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librdf0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librdf0-dev

Remove librdf0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove librdf0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librdf0-dev

Remove librdf0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librdf0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librdf0-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librdf0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.