How To Install libsaml2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsaml2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsaml2-dev
libsaml2-dev is:
OpenSAML is an open source implementation of the OASIS Security Assertion Markup Language Specification. It contains a set of open source C++ classes that support the SAML 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0 specifications.
This package contains the headers and other necessary files to build applications or libraries that use or extend the OpenSAML library.
There are three methods to install libsaml2-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 libsaml2-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 libsaml2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsaml2-dev
Install libsaml2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsaml2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsaml2-dev
Install libsaml2-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 libsaml2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsaml2-dev
How To Uninstall libsaml2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsaml2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsaml2-dev
Uninstall libsaml2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsaml2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsaml2-dev
Remove libsaml2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsaml2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsaml2-dev
Remove libsaml2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsaml2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsaml2-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsaml2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
