How To Install libmsi-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 libmsi-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libmsi-dev
libmsi-dev is:
libmsi provides functions to manipulate Windows Installer (.msi) files, both for reading and writing their contents and querying their databases.
This package contains the header files and libraries required to develop software using libmsi.
There are three methods to install libmsi-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 libmsi-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 libmsi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmsi-dev
Install libmsi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmsi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmsi-dev
Install libmsi-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 libmsi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmsi-dev
How To Uninstall libmsi-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libmsi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmsi-dev
Uninstall libmsi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmsi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmsi-dev
Remove libmsi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmsi-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmsi-dev
Remove libmsi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmsi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmsi-dev
Dependencies
libmsi-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmsi-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.