How To Install libzia-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzia-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libzia-dev is sharable and platform-dependent dev library for Tucnak

Introduction

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

What is libzia-dev

libzia-dev is:

libzia-dev contains the development files for a platform abstraction layer for the tucnak package. Tucnak is a VHF/UHF/SHF logging program for hamradio contests.

It also contains common usable functions for other projects.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libzia-dev

Install libzia-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libzia-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libzia-dev

How To Uninstall libzia-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libzia-dev

Uninstall libzia-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzia-dev

Remove libzia-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libzia-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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