How To Install libserd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libserd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libserd-dev is lightweight RDF syntax library - development files

Introduction

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

What is libserd-dev

libserd-dev is:

Serd is a lightweight C library for RDF syntax which supports reading and writing Turtle and NTriples.

This package provides the development files for Serd.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libserd-dev

Install libserd-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libserd-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libserd-dev

How To Uninstall libserd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libserd-dev

Uninstall libserd-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libserd-dev

Remove libserd-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libserd-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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