How To Install libwvstreams-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwvstreams-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libwvstreams-dev
libwvstreams-dev is:
Contains the header files and static libraries for use in rapid application development using the WvStreams set of libraries. It includes everything that is needed to compile a program that needs WvStreams.
The WvStreams library suite is a set of C++ network libraries that make it fast and simple to develop network applications.
There are three methods to install libwvstreams-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 libwvstreams-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 libwvstreams-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwvstreams-dev
Install libwvstreams-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwvstreams-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwvstreams-dev
Install libwvstreams-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 libwvstreams-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwvstreams-dev
How To Uninstall libwvstreams-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libwvstreams-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwvstreams-dev
Uninstall libwvstreams-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwvstreams-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwvstreams-dev
Remove libwvstreams-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwvstreams-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwvstreams-dev
Remove libwvstreams-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwvstreams-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwvstreams-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwvstreams-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
