How To Install libsbuf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsbuf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libsbuf-dev is Development files for libsbuf

Introduction

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

What is libsbuf-dev

libsbuf-dev is:

This package contains the header files and static library needed to compile applications that use libsbuf.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsbuf-dev

Install libsbuf-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsbuf-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsbuf-dev

How To Uninstall libsbuf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libsbuf-dev

Uninstall libsbuf-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsbuf-dev

Remove libsbuf-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsbuf-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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