How To Install librestbed-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install librestbed-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. librestbed-dev is asynchronous REST C++11 library - dev package

Introduction

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

What is librestbed-dev

librestbed-dev is:

Restbed is a comprehensive and consistent programming model for building applications that require seamless and secure communication over HTTP, with the ability to model a range of business processes, designed to target mobile, tablet, desktop and embedded production environments.

This package contains the static library and headers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install librestbed-dev

Install librestbed-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librestbed-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install librestbed-dev

How To Uninstall librestbed-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove librestbed-dev

Uninstall librestbed-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librestbed-dev

Remove librestbed-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge librestbed-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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