How To Install libldap2-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 libldap2-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libldap2-dev
libldap2-dev is:
This is a transitional package from libldap2-dev to libldap-dev. It can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install libldap2-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 libldap2-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 libldap2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libldap2-dev
Install libldap2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libldap2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libldap2-dev
Install libldap2-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 libldap2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libldap2-dev
How To Uninstall libldap2-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libldap2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libldap2-dev
Uninstall libldap2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libldap2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libldap2-dev
Remove libldap2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libldap2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libldap2-dev
Remove libldap2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libldap2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libldap2-dev
Dependencies
libldap2-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libldap2-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.