How To Install libwslay-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwslay-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libwslay-doc is WebSocket library written in C. Documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwslay-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libwslay-doc

libwslay-doc is:

WebSocket library written in C. It implements the protocol version 13 described in RFC 6455. This library offers 2 levels of API: event-based API and frame-based low-level API. For event-based API, it is suitable for non-blocking reactor pattern style. You can set callbacks in various events. For frame-based API, you can send WebSocket frame directly. Wslay only supports data transfer part of WebSocket protocol and does not perform opening handshake in HTTP.

Wslay supports:

  • Text/Binary messages.
  • Automatic ping reply.
  • Callback interface.
  • External event loop.
  • Wslay does not perform any I/O operations for its own. Instead, it offers callbacks for them. This makes Wslay independent on any I/O frameworks, SSL, sockets, etc. This makes Wslay portable across various platforms and the application authors can choose freely I/O frameworks.

The binary contains documentation.

There are three methods to install libwslay-doc 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 libwslay-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwslay-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwslay-doc

Install libwslay-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwslay-doc

Install libwslay-doc 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 libwslay-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwslay-doc

How To Uninstall libwslay-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libwslay-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwslay-doc

Uninstall libwslay-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwslay-doc

Remove libwslay-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libwslay-doc

Remove libwslay-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwslay-doc

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Summary

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