How To Install libsocket++1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocket++1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libsocket++1 is lightweight convenience library to handle low level BSD sockets in C++ - libs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocket++1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsocket++1

libsocket++1 is:

Socket++ library defines a family of C++ classes that can be used more effectively than directly calling the underlying low-level system functions. One distinct advantage of the socket++ is that it has the same interface as that of the iostream so that the users can perform type-safe input output. See your local IOStream library documentation for more information on iostreams.

This package contains the libraries needed to run socket++ applications.

There are three methods to install libsocket++1 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 libsocket++1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsocket++1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsocket++1

Install libsocket++1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsocket++1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsocket++1

Install libsocket++1 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 libsocket++1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsocket++1

How To Uninstall libsocket++1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsocket++1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsocket++1

Uninstall libsocket++1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsocket++1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsocket++1

Remove libsocket++1 Configurations and Data

To remove libsocket++1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsocket++1

Remove libsocket++1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsocket++1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsocket++1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocket++1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.