How To Install libcpp-httplib-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 libcpp-httplib-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libcpp-httplib-dev
libcpp-httplib-dev is:
cpp-httplib is a C++11 cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library, with a focus on ease of use. This is a multi-threaded ‘blocking’ HTTP library. If you are looking for a ’non-blocking’ library, this is not the one that you want.
This package contains the development headers and a pkg-config file.
There are three methods to install libcpp-httplib-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 libcpp-httplib-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 libcpp-httplib-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcpp-httplib-dev
Install libcpp-httplib-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcpp-httplib-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcpp-httplib-dev
Install libcpp-httplib-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 libcpp-httplib-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcpp-httplib-dev
How To Uninstall libcpp-httplib-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libcpp-httplib-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcpp-httplib-dev
Uninstall libcpp-httplib-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcpp-httplib-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcpp-httplib-dev
Remove libcpp-httplib-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcpp-httplib-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcpp-httplib-dev
Remove libcpp-httplib-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcpp-httplib-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcpp-httplib-dev
Dependencies
libcpp-httplib-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpp-httplib-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.