How To Install mono-xsp4-base on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-xsp4-base on Ubuntu 18.04. mono-xsp4-base is base libraries for XSP 4.0

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-xsp4-base on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is mono-xsp4-base

mono-xsp4-base is:

This is the core libraries needed to install the XSP4 application, either through the standalone XSP version (mono-xsp4) or the Apache module (mono-apache-server4).

There are three methods to install mono-xsp4-base 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 mono-xsp4-base Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mono-xsp4-base using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mono-xsp4-base

Install mono-xsp4-base Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mono-xsp4-base using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mono-xsp4-base

Install mono-xsp4-base 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 mono-xsp4-base using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mono-xsp4-base

How To Uninstall mono-xsp4-base on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the mono-xsp4-base package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mono-xsp4-base

Uninstall mono-xsp4-base And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mono-xsp4-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mono-xsp4-base

Remove mono-xsp4-base Configurations and Data

To remove mono-xsp4-base configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mono-xsp4-base

Remove mono-xsp4-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mono-xsp4-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mono-xsp4-base

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-xsp4-base package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.