How To Install libiptc-dev on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libiptc-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libiptc-dev
libiptc-dev is:
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This package provides development files (pkg-config) for libiptc.
There are three methods to install libiptc-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 libiptc-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 libiptc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libiptc-dev
Install libiptc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libiptc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libiptc-dev
Install libiptc-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 libiptc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libiptc-dev
How To Uninstall libiptc-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libiptc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libiptc-dev
Uninstall libiptc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libiptc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libiptc-dev
Remove libiptc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libiptc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libiptc-dev
Remove libiptc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libiptc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libiptc-dev
Dependencies
libiptc-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libiptc-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.