How To Install libzeroc-icestorm3.7 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzeroc-icestorm3.7 on Ubuntu 18.04. libzeroc-icestorm3.7 is IceStorm publish-subscribe event distribution service

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzeroc-icestorm3.7 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libzeroc-icestorm3.7

libzeroc-icestorm3.7 is:

This package contains the IceStorm publish-subscribe event distribution service.

IceStorm helps you create push applications. Your Ice client (the publisher) sends a request to a topic managed by IceStorm, and IceStorm delivers this request to all the subscribers (Ice objects) that you registered with this topic.

Ice is a comprehensive RPC framework that helps you network your software with minimal effort. Ice takes care of all interactions with low-level network programming interfaces and allows you to focus your efforts on your application logic.

There are three methods to install libzeroc-icestorm3.7 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 libzeroc-icestorm3.7 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libzeroc-icestorm3.7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzeroc-icestorm3.7

Install libzeroc-icestorm3.7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libzeroc-icestorm3.7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libzeroc-icestorm3.7

Install libzeroc-icestorm3.7 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 libzeroc-icestorm3.7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzeroc-icestorm3.7

How To Uninstall libzeroc-icestorm3.7 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libzeroc-icestorm3.7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzeroc-icestorm3.7

Uninstall libzeroc-icestorm3.7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzeroc-icestorm3.7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzeroc-icestorm3.7

Remove libzeroc-icestorm3.7 Configurations and Data

To remove libzeroc-icestorm3.7 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzeroc-icestorm3.7

Remove libzeroc-icestorm3.7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libzeroc-icestorm3.7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzeroc-icestorm3.7

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzeroc-icestorm3.7 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.