How To Install libskstream-0.3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libskstream-0.3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libskstream-0.3-dev is iostream-based C++ socket library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libskstream-0.3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libskstream-0.3-dev

libskstream-0.3-dev is:

Skstream is a library that makes TCP and UDP sockets available as C++ iostream-based objects. It is used as the underlying transport layer in various WorldForge projects.

This package contains the files used for developing against the skstream library.

There are three methods to install libskstream-0.3-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 libskstream-0.3-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 libskstream-0.3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libskstream-0.3-dev

Install libskstream-0.3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libskstream-0.3-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libskstream-0.3-dev

Install libskstream-0.3-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 libskstream-0.3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libskstream-0.3-dev

How To Uninstall libskstream-0.3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libskstream-0.3-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libskstream-0.3-dev

Uninstall libskstream-0.3-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libskstream-0.3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libskstream-0.3-dev

Remove libskstream-0.3-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libskstream-0.3-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libskstream-0.3-dev

Remove libskstream-0.3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libskstream-0.3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libskstream-0.3-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libskstream-0.3-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.