How To Install libsoup2.4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoup2.4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsoup2.4-dev
libsoup2.4-dev is:
It was originally part of a SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) implementation called Soup, but the SOAP and non-SOAP parts have now been split into separate packages.
libsoup uses the Glib main loop and is designed to work well with GTK+ applications. This enables GNOME applications to access HTTP servers on the network in a completely asynchronous fashion, very similar to the GTK+ programming model (a synchronous operation mode is also supported for those who want it).
Features:
- Both asynchronous (GMainLoop and callback-based) and synchronous APIs
- Automatically caches connections
- SSL Support using GnuTLS
- Proxy support, including authentication and SSL tunneling
- Client support for Digest, NTLM, and Basic authentication
- Server support for Digest and Basic authentication
- Basic client-side SOAP and XML-RPC support
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libsoup2.4-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 libsoup2.4-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 libsoup2.4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsoup2.4-dev
Install libsoup2.4-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsoup2.4-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsoup2.4-dev
Install libsoup2.4-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 libsoup2.4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsoup2.4-dev
How To Uninstall libsoup2.4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsoup2.4-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsoup2.4-dev
Uninstall libsoup2.4-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsoup2.4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsoup2.4-dev
Remove libsoup2.4-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsoup2.4-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsoup2.4-dev
Remove libsoup2.4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsoup2.4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsoup2.4-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoup2.4-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
