How To Install ss-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ss-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ss-dev
ss-dev is:
This package includes a tool that parses a command table to generate a simple command-line interface parser, the include files needed to compile and use it, and the static libs.
It was originally inspired by the Multics SubSystem library.
This package contains the development environment for the ss library.
There are three methods to install ss-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 ss-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 ss-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ss-dev
Install ss-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ss-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ss-dev
Install ss-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 ss-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ss-dev
How To Uninstall ss-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ss-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ss-dev
Uninstall ss-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ss-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ss-dev
Remove ss-dev Configurations and Data
To remove ss-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ss-dev
Remove ss-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ss-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ss-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ss-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
