How To Install libyadifa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyadifa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libyadifa-dev is development libraries and header files for YADIFA

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyadifa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libyadifa-dev

libyadifa-dev is:

YADIFA is a lightweight authoritative Name Server with DNSSEC capabilities. Developed by the passionate people behind the .eu top-level domain, YADIFA has been built from scratch to face today’s DNS challenges, with no compromise on security, speed and stability, to offer a better and safer Internet experience. YADIFA has a simple configuration syntax and can handle more queries per second while maintaining one of the lowest memory footprints in the industry. YADIFA also has one of the fastest zone file load times ever recorded on a name server.

This package contains the header files and static libraries needed for developing applications for YADIFA. It is currently only used by YADIFA itself and should not be considered stable.

There are three methods to install libyadifa-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 libyadifa-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 libyadifa-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libyadifa-dev

Install libyadifa-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libyadifa-dev

Install libyadifa-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 libyadifa-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libyadifa-dev

How To Uninstall libyadifa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libyadifa-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libyadifa-dev

Uninstall libyadifa-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libyadifa-dev

Remove libyadifa-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libyadifa-dev

Remove libyadifa-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libyadifa-dev

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Summary

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