How To Install libtasn1-bin on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtasn1-bin on Ubuntu 18.04. libtasn1-bin is Manage ASN.1 structures (binaries)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtasn1-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libtasn1-bin

libtasn1-bin 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 programs to encode, decode and parse asn1 data structures.

There are three methods to install libtasn1-bin 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-bin 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-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtasn1-bin

Install libtasn1-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtasn1-bin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtasn1-bin

Install libtasn1-bin 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-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtasn1-bin

How To Uninstall libtasn1-bin on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libtasn1-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtasn1-bin

Uninstall libtasn1-bin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtasn1-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtasn1-bin

Remove libtasn1-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libtasn1-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtasn1-bin

Remove libtasn1-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtasn1-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtasn1-bin

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtasn1-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.