How To Install libzmqpp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzmqpp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libzmqpp-dev is High-level C++ bindings for zeromq3 - development files

Introduction

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

What is libzmqpp-dev

libzmqpp-dev is:

This C++ binding is a ‘high-level’ library that hides most of the c-style interface core 0mq provides. This package provides development files and headers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libzmqpp-dev

Install libzmqpp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libzmqpp-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libzmqpp-dev

How To Uninstall libzmqpp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libzmqpp-dev

Uninstall libzmqpp-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzmqpp-dev

Remove libzmqpp-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libzmqpp-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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