Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libassuan-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libassuan-dev
libassuan-dev is:
Libassuan is a small library implementing the so-called “Assuan
protocol”. This protocol is used for IPC between most newer GnuPG
components. Both server and client side functions are provided.
This package contains header files and static libraries for libassuan.
There are three methods to install libassuan-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libassuan-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 libassuan-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libassuan-dev
Install libassuan-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libassuan-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libassuan-dev
Install libassuan-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 libassuan-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libassuan-dev
How To Uninstall libassuan-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libassuan-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libassuan-dev
Uninstall libassuan-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libassuan-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libassuan-dev
Remove libassuan-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libassuan-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libassuan-dev
Remove libassuan-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libassuan-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libassuan-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libassuan-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
