How To Install librabbitmq-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librabbitmq-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is librabbitmq-dev
librabbitmq-dev is:
RabbitMQ provides robust messaging for applications. It is easy to use, fit for purpose at cloud scale and supported on all major operating systems and developer platforms. librabbitmq is a C-language AMQP client library for use with AMQP servers such as RabbitMQ speaking protocol versions 0-9-1.
This package provides the files needed for development.
There are three methods to install librabbitmq-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 librabbitmq-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 librabbitmq-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librabbitmq-dev
Install librabbitmq-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librabbitmq-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librabbitmq-dev
Install librabbitmq-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 librabbitmq-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librabbitmq-dev
How To Uninstall librabbitmq-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the librabbitmq-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librabbitmq-dev
Uninstall librabbitmq-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librabbitmq-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librabbitmq-dev
Remove librabbitmq-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librabbitmq-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librabbitmq-dev
Remove librabbitmq-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librabbitmq-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librabbitmq-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librabbitmq-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
