How To Install libudt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libudt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libudt-dev
libudt-dev is:
UDT is a reliable UDP based application level data transport protocol for distributed data intensive applications over wide area high-speed networks. UDT uses UDP to transfer bulk data with its own reliability control and congestion control mechanisms. The new protocol can transfer data at a much higher speed than TCP does. UDT is also a highly configurable framework that can accommodate various congestion control algorithms.
Install this package if you wish to develop your own programs using the UDP-based data transfer protocol library.
There are three methods to install libudt-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 libudt-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 libudt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libudt-dev
Install libudt-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libudt-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libudt-dev
Install libudt-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 libudt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libudt-dev
How To Uninstall libudt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libudt-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libudt-dev
Uninstall libudt-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libudt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libudt-dev
Remove libudt-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libudt-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libudt-dev
Remove libudt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libudt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libudt-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libudt-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
