How To Install libsml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libsml-dev is Header files for libSML

Introduction

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

What is libsml-dev

libsml-dev is:

libSML is a library which implements the Smart Messaging Language (SML) protocol specified by VDE’s Forum Netztechnik/Netzbetrieb (FNN). It can be utilized to communicate to FNN specified Smart Meters or Smart Meter components (EDL/MUC).

This package includes header include files and an example for libSML

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsml-dev

Install libsml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsml-dev

Install libsml-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 libsml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsml-dev

How To Uninstall libsml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libsml-dev

Uninstall libsml-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsml-dev

Remove libsml-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsml-dev

Remove libsml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsml-dev

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Summary

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