How To Install libsocksd0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocksd0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libsocksd0-dev is Development files for compiling programs with SOCKS support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocksd0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsocksd0-dev

libsocksd0-dev is:

Dante is a circuit-level firewall/proxy that can be used to provide convenient and secure network connectivity to a wide range of hosts while requiring only the server Dante runs on to have external network connectivity.

This package provides header files and instructions for compiling programs with SOCKS support.

There are three methods to install libsocksd0-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 libsocksd0-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 libsocksd0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsocksd0-dev

Install libsocksd0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsocksd0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsocksd0-dev

Install libsocksd0-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 libsocksd0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsocksd0-dev

How To Uninstall libsocksd0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsocksd0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsocksd0-dev

Uninstall libsocksd0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsocksd0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsocksd0-dev

Remove libsocksd0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsocksd0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsocksd0-dev

Remove libsocksd0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsocksd0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsocksd0-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocksd0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.