How To Install libsonic-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsonic-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsonic-dev
libsonic-dev is:
This package contains just the sonic header file. It is needed only by developers wishing to link to libsonic. The key new feature in Sonic versus other libraries is very high quality at speed up factors well over 2X.
There are three methods to install libsonic-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 libsonic-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 libsonic-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsonic-dev
Install libsonic-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsonic-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsonic-dev
Install libsonic-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 libsonic-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsonic-dev
How To Uninstall libsonic-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsonic-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsonic-dev
Uninstall libsonic-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsonic-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsonic-dev
Remove libsonic-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsonic-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsonic-dev
Remove libsonic-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsonic-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsonic-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsonic-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
