How To Install libupnp13 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libupnp13
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libupnp13
libupnp13 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 libupnp13 package contains the runtime library for uPnP. Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-video
There are three methods to install libupnp13
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libupnp13 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libupnp13
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libupnp13
Install libupnp13 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libupnp13
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libupnp13
Install libupnp13 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 libupnp13
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libupnp13
How To Uninstall libupnp13 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libupnp13
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libupnp13
Uninstall libupnp13 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libupnp13
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libupnp13
Remove libupnp13 Configurations and Data
To remove libupnp13
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libupnp13
Remove libupnp13 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libupnp13
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libupnp13
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libupnp13
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.