How To Install libsocket-wrapper on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocket-wrapper on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsocket-wrapper
libsocket-wrapper is:
socket_wrapper is a preload library that makes possible to run several instances of the full software stack on the same machine and perform locally functional testing of complex network configurations. It passes all socket communication over unix domain sockets.
There are three methods to install libsocket-wrapper 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-wrapper 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-wrapper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsocket-wrapper
Install libsocket-wrapper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsocket-wrapper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsocket-wrapper
Install libsocket-wrapper 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-wrapper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsocket-wrapper
How To Uninstall libsocket-wrapper on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsocket-wrapper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsocket-wrapper
Uninstall libsocket-wrapper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsocket-wrapper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsocket-wrapper
Remove libsocket-wrapper Configurations and Data
To remove libsocket-wrapper configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsocket-wrapper
Remove libsocket-wrapper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsocket-wrapper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsocket-wrapper
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocket-wrapper package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
