How To Install libzeep-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzeep-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libzeep-dev is Development files for libzeep

Introduction

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

What is libzeep-dev

libzeep-dev is:

Libzeep is a C++ library providing a validating XML parser, XML DOM tree implementation, XPath 1.0 support and code to create SOAP/REST servers as well as a full web application framework.

libzeep was originally designed to create SOAP servers in C++ easily. The current incarnation provides a full validating XML parser creating a DOM tree that can be iterated using STL container like methods. The tree can be searched using XPath 1.0 queries.

There’s also code to create SOAP and REST servers based allowing to export C++ methods as web services. And there’s a full web application framework to create dynamic web sites in C++ and XHTML.

This specific package contains all files needed to develop new software using libzeep.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libzeep-dev

Install libzeep-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libzeep-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libzeep-dev

How To Uninstall libzeep-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libzeep-dev

Uninstall libzeep-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzeep-dev

Remove libzeep-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libzeep-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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