How To Install nghttp2-client on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nghttp2-client on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is nghttp2-client
nghttp2-client is:
This is a command line client implementing the HTTP/2 protocol. It gives access to many low-level and advanced aspects of the protocol and therefore is useful for debugging.
There are three methods to install nghttp2-client 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 nghttp2-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nghttp2-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nghttp2-client
Install nghttp2-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nghttp2-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nghttp2-client
Install nghttp2-client 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 nghttp2-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nghttp2-client
How To Uninstall nghttp2-client on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the nghttp2-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nghttp2-client
Uninstall nghttp2-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nghttp2-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nghttp2-client
Remove nghttp2-client Configurations and Data
To remove nghttp2-client configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nghttp2-client
Remove nghttp2-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nghttp2-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nghttp2-client
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nghttp2-client package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
