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How To Install libsignal-protocol-c-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 libsignal-protocol-c-dev on Ubuntu.

What is libsignal-protocol-c-dev

libsignal-protocol-c-dev is:

This is a ratcheting forward secrecy protocol that works in synchronous and asynchronous messaging environments.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libsignal-protocol-c-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 libsignal-protocol-c-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 libsignal-protocol-c-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsignal-protocol-c-dev

Install libsignal-protocol-c-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsignal-protocol-c-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsignal-protocol-c-dev

Install libsignal-protocol-c-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 libsignal-protocol-c-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsignal-protocol-c-dev

How To Uninstall libsignal-protocol-c-dev on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the libsignal-protocol-c-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsignal-protocol-c-dev

Uninstall libsignal-protocol-c-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsignal-protocol-c-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsignal-protocol-c-dev

Remove libsignal-protocol-c-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsignal-protocol-c-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsignal-protocol-c-dev

Remove libsignal-protocol-c-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsignal-protocol-c-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsignal-protocol-c-dev

Dependencies

libsignal-protocol-c-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsignal-protocol-c-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.

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