How To Install libwsutil-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwsutil-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libwsutil-dev
libwsutil-dev is:
The libwsutil library provides utility functions for libwireshark6.
This package contains the static library and the C header files that are needed for applications to use the libwsutil library.
There are three methods to install libwsutil-dev 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 libwsutil-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 libwsutil-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwsutil-dev
Install libwsutil-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwsutil-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwsutil-dev
Install libwsutil-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 libwsutil-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwsutil-dev
How To Uninstall libwsutil-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libwsutil-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwsutil-dev
Uninstall libwsutil-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwsutil-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwsutil-dev
Remove libwsutil-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwsutil-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwsutil-dev
Remove libwsutil-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwsutil-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwsutil-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwsutil-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.