How To Install libwrap0-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 libwrap0-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libwrap0-dev
libwrap0-dev is:
Wietse Venema’s network logger, also known as TCPD or LOG_TCP.
These programs log the client host name of incoming telnet, ftp, rsh, rlogin, finger etc. requests.
Security options are:
- access control per host, domain and/or service;
- detection of host name spoofing or host address spoofing;
- booby traps to implement an early-warning system.
There are three methods to install libwrap0-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 libwrap0-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 libwrap0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwrap0-dev
Install libwrap0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwrap0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwrap0-dev
Install libwrap0-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 libwrap0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwrap0-dev
How To Uninstall libwrap0-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libwrap0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwrap0-dev
Uninstall libwrap0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwrap0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwrap0-dev
Remove libwrap0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwrap0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwrap0-dev
Remove libwrap0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwrap0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwrap0-dev
Dependencies
libwrap0-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwrap0-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.