How To Install libwvstreams4.6-extras on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwvstreams4.6-extras
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libwvstreams4.6-extras
libwvstreams4.6-extras is:
WvStreams is a library suite that is comprised of several parts. Included in the extras package are:
- WvIPStreams: which includes WvTCPStream and WvUDPStream
- WvCrypto streams: a REALLY easy way to add SSL support to applications
These are the base classes used to build programs such as the ever popular WvDial, TunnelVision, FastForward, KWvDial, retchmail, and many more yet to come. ;) Task: lubuntu-desktop
There are three methods to install libwvstreams4.6-extras
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 libwvstreams4.6-extras 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-extras
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwvstreams4.6-extras
Install libwvstreams4.6-extras Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwvstreams4.6-extras
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwvstreams4.6-extras
Install libwvstreams4.6-extras 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-extras
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwvstreams4.6-extras
How To Uninstall libwvstreams4.6-extras on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libwvstreams4.6-extras
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwvstreams4.6-extras
Uninstall libwvstreams4.6-extras And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwvstreams4.6-extras
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwvstreams4.6-extras
Remove libwvstreams4.6-extras Configurations and Data
To remove libwvstreams4.6-extras
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwvstreams4.6-extras
Remove libwvstreams4.6-extras configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwvstreams4.6-extras
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwvstreams4.6-extras
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwvstreams4.6-extras
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.