How To Install libserf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libserf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libserf-dev
libserf-dev 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.
This package contains development headers for serf.
There are three methods to install libserf-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 libserf-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 libserf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libserf-dev
Install libserf-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libserf-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libserf-dev
Install libserf-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 libserf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libserf-dev
How To Uninstall libserf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libserf-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libserf-dev
Uninstall libserf-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libserf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libserf-dev
Remove libserf-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libserf-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libserf-dev
Remove libserf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libserf-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libserf-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libserf-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
