How To Install libwvstreams4.6-base on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwvstreams4.6-base on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libwvstreams4.6-base
libwvstreams4.6-base is:
WvStreams is a library suite that is comprised of several parts. Included in the base package are:
- WvString: a convenient and efficient C++ string class
- WvList: an easy-to-use linked list
- WvHashTable: an efficient and easy-to-use hash table
- WvFile: a WvStream wrapper for handling files
- WvStreamClone: a base class which makes writing your own WvStreams easy
- WvLog: a log files handler
- UniIniGen: a tiny version of UniConf for simple configuration systems
There are three methods to install libwvstreams4.6-base 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 libwvstreams4.6-base Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libwvstreams4.6-base using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwvstreams4.6-base
Install libwvstreams4.6-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwvstreams4.6-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwvstreams4.6-base
Install libwvstreams4.6-base 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 libwvstreams4.6-base using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwvstreams4.6-base
How To Uninstall libwvstreams4.6-base on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libwvstreams4.6-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwvstreams4.6-base
Uninstall libwvstreams4.6-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwvstreams4.6-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwvstreams4.6-base
Remove libwvstreams4.6-base Configurations and Data
To remove libwvstreams4.6-base configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwvstreams4.6-base
Remove libwvstreams4.6-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwvstreams4.6-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwvstreams4.6-base
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwvstreams4.6-base package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
