How To Install libsasl2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsasl2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsasl2-dev
libsasl2-dev is:
This is the Cyrus SASL API implementation, version 2. See package libsasl2-2 and RFC 2222 for more information.
This package includes development files for compiling programs with SASL support. It is needed for development purposes only.
There are three methods to install libsasl2-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 libsasl2-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 libsasl2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsasl2-dev
Install libsasl2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsasl2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsasl2-dev
Install libsasl2-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 libsasl2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsasl2-dev
How To Uninstall libsasl2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsasl2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsasl2-dev
Uninstall libsasl2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsasl2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsasl2-dev
Remove libsasl2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsasl2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsasl2-dev
Remove libsasl2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsasl2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsasl2-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsasl2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
