How To Install libunshield-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libunshield-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libunshield-dev is development files for libunshield

Introduction

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

What is libunshield-dev

libunshield-dev is:

This are libraries to create applications extracting CAB files from InstallShield installers used to be installed on Windows CE devices or Windows desktop machines.

This package contains the development files needed to link applications against libunshield.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libunshield-dev

Install libunshield-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libunshield-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libunshield-dev

How To Uninstall libunshield-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libunshield-dev

Uninstall libunshield-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libunshield-dev

Remove libunshield-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libunshield-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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