How To Install zurl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install zurl on Ubuntu 18.04. zurl is HTTP client worker with ZeroMQ interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zurl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is zurl

zurl is:

This service allows one to trigger HTTP requests and to retrieve the responses via ZeroMQ.

There are three methods to install zurl 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 zurl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zurl

Install zurl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install zurl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install zurl

Install zurl 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 zurl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zurl

How To Uninstall zurl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the zurl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zurl

Uninstall zurl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zurl

Remove zurl Configurations and Data

To remove zurl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge zurl

Remove zurl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zurl

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Summary

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