How To Install libserf-1-1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libserf-1-1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libserf-1-1
libserf-1-1 is:
serf library is a C-based HTTP client library built upon the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library. It multiplexes connections, running the read/write communication asynchronously. Memory copies and transformations are kept to a minimum to provide high performance operation.
There are three methods to install libserf-1-1 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 libserf-1-1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libserf-1-1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libserf-1-1
Install libserf-1-1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libserf-1-1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libserf-1-1
Install libserf-1-1 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 libserf-1-1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libserf-1-1
How To Uninstall libserf-1-1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libserf-1-1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libserf-1-1
Uninstall libserf-1-1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libserf-1-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libserf-1-1
Remove libserf-1-1 Configurations and Data
To remove libserf-1-1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libserf-1-1
Remove libserf-1-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libserf-1-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libserf-1-1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libserf-1-1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
