How To Install librelp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librelp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is librelp-dev
librelp-dev is:
RELP provides reliable event logging over the network.
RELP (and hence) librelp assures that no message is lost, not even when connections break and a peer becomes unavailable. The current version of RELP has a minimal window of opportunity for message duplication after a session has been broken due to network problems. In this case, a few messages may be duplicated (a problem that also exists with plain tcp syslog). Future versions of RELP will address this shortcoming.
Please note that RELP is a general-purpose, extensible logging protocol. Even though it was designed to solve the urgent need of rsyslog-to-rsyslog communication, RELP supports many more applications. Extensible command verbs provide ample opportunity to extend the protocol without affecting existing applications.
There are three methods to install librelp-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 librelp-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 librelp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librelp-dev
Install librelp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librelp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librelp-dev
Install librelp-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 librelp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librelp-dev
How To Uninstall librelp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the librelp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librelp-dev
Uninstall librelp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librelp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librelp-dev
Remove librelp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librelp-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librelp-dev
Remove librelp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librelp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librelp-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librelp-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
