How To Install libupnp10 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libupnp10 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libupnp10
libupnp10 is:
The Portable SDK for UPnP Devices (libupnp) provides developers with an API and open source code for building control points, devices, and bridges that are compliant with Version 1.0 of the Universal Plug and Play Device Architecture Specification - see http://www.upnp.org/ for specifications.
The libupnp10 package contains the runtime library for uPnP.
There are three methods to install libupnp10 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 libupnp10 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libupnp10 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libupnp10
Install libupnp10 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libupnp10 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libupnp10
Install libupnp10 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 libupnp10 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libupnp10
How To Uninstall libupnp10 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libupnp10 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libupnp10
Uninstall libupnp10 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libupnp10 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libupnp10
Remove libupnp10 Configurations and Data
To remove libupnp10 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libupnp10
Remove libupnp10 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libupnp10 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libupnp10
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libupnp10 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
