How To Install libsieve2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsieve2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsieve2-dev
libsieve2-dev is:
This code is a standalone library based upon code which had been distributed with the Cyrus Mail Server. Currently libSieve implements two APIs: one that is based upon, and compatible with, the Sieve API as built into the Cyrus Mail Server, as well as a new API which is very well suited to be incorporated into other programs and is reasonably extensible.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libsieve2-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 libsieve2-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 libsieve2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsieve2-dev
Install libsieve2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsieve2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsieve2-dev
Install libsieve2-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 libsieve2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsieve2-dev
How To Uninstall libsieve2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsieve2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsieve2-dev
Uninstall libsieve2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsieve2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsieve2-dev
Remove libsieve2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsieve2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsieve2-dev
Remove libsieve2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsieve2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsieve2-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsieve2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
