How To Install libtorrent21 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 libtorrent21 on Ubuntu.
What is libtorrent21
libtorrent21 is:
LibTorrent is a BitTorrent library written in C++ for *nix. It is designed to avoid redundant copying and storing of data that other clients and libraries suffer from.
There are three methods to install libtorrent21 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 libtorrent21 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtorrent21 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtorrent21
Install libtorrent21 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtorrent21 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtorrent21
Install libtorrent21 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 libtorrent21 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtorrent21
How To Uninstall libtorrent21 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libtorrent21 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtorrent21
Uninstall libtorrent21 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtorrent21 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtorrent21
Remove libtorrent21 Configurations and Data
To remove libtorrent21 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtorrent21
Remove libtorrent21 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtorrent21 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtorrent21
Dependencies
libtorrent21 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtorrent21 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.