How To Install libtasn1-6-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtasn1-6-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtasn1-6-dev
libtasn1-6-dev is:
Manage ASN1 (Abstract Syntax Notation One) structures. The main features of this library are:
- on-line ASN1 structure management that doesn’t require any C code file generation.
- off-line ASN1 structure management with C code file generation containing an array.
- DER (Distinguish Encoding Rules) encoding
- no limits for INTEGER and ENUMERATED values
This package contains header files and libraries for static linking.
There are three methods to install libtasn1-6-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 libtasn1-6-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 libtasn1-6-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtasn1-6-dev
Install libtasn1-6-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtasn1-6-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtasn1-6-dev
Install libtasn1-6-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 libtasn1-6-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtasn1-6-dev
How To Uninstall libtasn1-6-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtasn1-6-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtasn1-6-dev
Uninstall libtasn1-6-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtasn1-6-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtasn1-6-dev
Remove libtasn1-6-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtasn1-6-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtasn1-6-dev
Remove libtasn1-6-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtasn1-6-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtasn1-6-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtasn1-6-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
