How To Install libvbr-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvbr-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvbr-dev
libvbr-dev is:
The OpenDKIM Project is a community effort to develop and maintain a C library for producing DKIM-aware applications and an open source milter for providing DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) service.
This package provides the required header files and development libraries for developing against the OpenDKIM project VBR library.
There are three methods to install libvbr-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 libvbr-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 libvbr-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvbr-dev
Install libvbr-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvbr-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvbr-dev
Install libvbr-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 libvbr-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvbr-dev
How To Uninstall libvbr-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvbr-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvbr-dev
Uninstall libvbr-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvbr-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvbr-dev
Remove libvbr-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvbr-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvbr-dev
Remove libvbr-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvbr-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvbr-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvbr-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
