How To Install libapreq2-dev on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 375 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapreq2-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libapreq2-dev
libapreq2-dev is:
The generic Apache request library (APR) contains modules for manipulating client request data with the Apache API from Perl and C. Functionality includes:
- parsing of application/x-www-form-urlencoded data
- parsing of multipart/form-data
- parsing of HTTP Cookies
This package contains the development library and C headers required for compiling programs against the library.
There are three methods to install libapreq2-dev on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libapreq2-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 libapreq2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapreq2-dev
Install libapreq2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapreq2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapreq2-dev
Install libapreq2-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 libapreq2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapreq2-dev
How To Uninstall libapreq2-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libapreq2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapreq2-dev
Uninstall libapreq2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapreq2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapreq2-dev
Remove libapreq2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libapreq2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapreq2-dev
Remove libapreq2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapreq2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapreq2-dev
Dependencies
libapreq2-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapreq2-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.