How To Install genxdr on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install genxdr on Ubuntu 22.04. genxdr is Go XDR enc/decoder - code generation utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install genxdr on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is genxdr

genxdr is:

Package xdr is an XDR marshalling/unmarshalling library. It uses code generation and not reflection.

This package contains the CLI utility to generate go code.

There are three methods to install genxdr on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install genxdr Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install genxdr

Install genxdr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install genxdr

Install genxdr 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 genxdr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install genxdr

How To Uninstall genxdr on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove genxdr

Uninstall genxdr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall genxdr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove genxdr

Remove genxdr Configurations and Data

To remove genxdr configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge genxdr

Remove genxdr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge genxdr

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install genxdr package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.