How To Install libstorm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstorm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libstorm-dev is Library for accessing the MPQ archives (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libstorm-dev

libstorm-dev is:

The StormLib library is a pack of modules, written in C++, which are able to read and also to write files from/to the MPQ archives.

This package contains development files needed for building StormLib programs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libstorm-dev

Install libstorm-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libstorm-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libstorm-dev

How To Uninstall libstorm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libstorm-dev

Uninstall libstorm-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstorm-dev

Remove libstorm-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libstorm-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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