How To Install libu1db-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libu1db-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libu1db-dev is Ubuntu One structured data storage - C API development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libu1db-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libu1db-dev

libu1db-dev is:

An API for storing structured data which can be synchronized across a network connection, including to the Ubuntu One service.

This package includes the development files for the u1db C API.

There are three methods to install libu1db-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 libu1db-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 libu1db-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libu1db-dev

Install libu1db-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libu1db-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libu1db-dev

Install libu1db-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 libu1db-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libu1db-dev

How To Uninstall libu1db-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libu1db-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libu1db-dev

Uninstall libu1db-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libu1db-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libu1db-dev

Remove libu1db-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libu1db-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libu1db-dev

Remove libu1db-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libu1db-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libu1db-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libu1db-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.