How To Install libsxclient-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsxclient-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsxclient-dev
libsxclient-dev is:
Skylable Sx is a reliable, fully distributed cluster solution for your data storage needs.
With Sx you can aggregate the disk space available on multiple servers and merge it into a single storage system. The cluster makes sure that your data is always replicated over multiple nodes (the exact number of copies is defined by the sysadmin) and synchronized.
Additionally Sx has built-in support for deduplication, client-side encryption, on-the-fly compression and much more.
There are three methods to install libsxclient-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 libsxclient-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 libsxclient-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsxclient-dev
Install libsxclient-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsxclient-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsxclient-dev
Install libsxclient-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 libsxclient-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsxclient-dev
How To Uninstall libsxclient-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsxclient-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsxclient-dev
Uninstall libsxclient-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsxclient-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsxclient-dev
Remove libsxclient-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsxclient-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsxclient-dev
Remove libsxclient-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsxclient-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsxclient-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsxclient-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
