How To Install libvanessa-socket-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvanessa-socket-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libvanessa-socket-dev is Headers and static libraries for libvanessa_socket

Introduction

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

What is libvanessa-socket-dev

libvanessa-socket-dev is:

Headers and static libraries required to develop against libvanessa_socket.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libvanessa-socket-dev

Install libvanessa-socket-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvanessa-socket-dev

Install libvanessa-socket-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 libvanessa-socket-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvanessa-socket-dev

How To Uninstall libvanessa-socket-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libvanessa-socket-dev

Uninstall libvanessa-socket-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvanessa-socket-dev

Remove libvanessa-socket-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libvanessa-socket-dev

Remove libvanessa-socket-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvanessa-socket-dev

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Summary

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