How To Install libsearpc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsearpc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libsearpc-dev is simple and easy-to-use C language RPC framework

Introduction

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

What is libsearpc-dev

libsearpc-dev is:

Searpc handles the serialization/deserialization part of RPC, the transport part is left to users.

This package contains development library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsearpc-dev

Install libsearpc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsearpc-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsearpc-dev

How To Uninstall libsearpc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libsearpc-dev

Uninstall libsearpc-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsearpc-dev

Remove libsearpc-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsearpc-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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