How To Install librsplib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librsplib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is librsplib-dev
librsplib-dev is:
Reliable Server Pooling (RSerPool) is the IETF’s standard (RFC 5351 to RFC 5356) for a lightweight server pool and session management framework. It provides highly available pool management (that is registration handling and load distribution/balancing) by components called Registrar and a client-side/server-side API for accessing the service of a pool.
This package provides header files for the rsplib library. You need them to develop your own RSerPool-based clients and servers.
There are three methods to install librsplib-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 librsplib-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 librsplib-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librsplib-dev
Install librsplib-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librsplib-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librsplib-dev
Install librsplib-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 librsplib-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librsplib-dev
How To Uninstall librsplib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the librsplib-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librsplib-dev
Uninstall librsplib-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librsplib-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librsplib-dev
Remove librsplib-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librsplib-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librsplib-dev
Remove librsplib-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librsplib-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librsplib-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librsplib-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
