How To Install libsvn-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsvn-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsvn-dev
libsvn-dev is:
This package contains the symlinks, headers, and object files needed to compile and link programs which use libsvn1, the Apache Subversion libraries. This package is needed only in order to compile software that uses libsvn1.
There are three methods to install libsvn-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 libsvn-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 libsvn-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsvn-dev
Install libsvn-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsvn-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsvn-dev
Install libsvn-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 libsvn-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsvn-dev
How To Uninstall libsvn-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsvn-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsvn-dev
Uninstall libsvn-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsvn-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsvn-dev
Remove libsvn-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsvn-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsvn-dev
Remove libsvn-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsvn-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsvn-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsvn-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
