How To Install libshibresolver-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libshibresolver-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libshibresolver-dev
libshibresolver-dev is:
This package contains a Shibboleth SP Extension that provides externally accessible attribute resolver functionality for processing local and remote sources of federated attribute information.
This package includes files needed for development.
There are three methods to install libshibresolver-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 libshibresolver-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 libshibresolver-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libshibresolver-dev
Install libshibresolver-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libshibresolver-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libshibresolver-dev
Install libshibresolver-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 libshibresolver-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libshibresolver-dev
How To Uninstall libshibresolver-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libshibresolver-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libshibresolver-dev
Uninstall libshibresolver-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libshibresolver-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshibresolver-dev
Remove libshibresolver-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libshibresolver-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libshibresolver-dev
Remove libshibresolver-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libshibresolver-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libshibresolver-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libshibresolver-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
