How To Install libunivalue-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libunivalue-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libunivalue-dev is C++ universal value object and JSON library - development headers

Introduction

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

What is libunivalue-dev

libunivalue-dev is:

A universal value object, with JSON encoding (output) and decoding (input).

Built as a single dynamic RAII C++ object class, and no templates.

This package provides header files for development.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libunivalue-dev

Install libunivalue-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libunivalue-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libunivalue-dev

How To Uninstall libunivalue-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libunivalue-dev

Uninstall libunivalue-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libunivalue-dev

Remove libunivalue-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libunivalue-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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