How To Install libpcap-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcap-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libpcap-dev
libpcap-dev is:
Empty package to facilitate upgrades, can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install libpcap-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpcap-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 libpcap-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpcap-dev
Install libpcap-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpcap-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpcap-dev
Install libpcap-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 libpcap-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpcap-dev
How To Uninstall libpcap-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libpcap-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpcap-dev
Uninstall libpcap-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpcap-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcap-dev
Remove libpcap-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpcap-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpcap-dev
Remove libpcap-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpcap-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcap-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcap-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
