How To Install libstrophe-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstrophe-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libstrophe-dev
libstrophe-dev is:
libstrophe is a lightweight XMPP client library written in C. It has minimal dependencies and is configurable for various environments.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libstrophe-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 libstrophe-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 libstrophe-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libstrophe-dev
Install libstrophe-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libstrophe-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libstrophe-dev
Install libstrophe-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 libstrophe-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libstrophe-dev
How To Uninstall libstrophe-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libstrophe-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libstrophe-dev
Uninstall libstrophe-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libstrophe-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstrophe-dev
Remove libstrophe-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libstrophe-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libstrophe-dev
Remove libstrophe-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libstrophe-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstrophe-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstrophe-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
