How to install asn1c On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove asn1c Package

In this tutorial you will learn how to update and install asn1c On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Learn how to uninstall and completely remove the package asn1c from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Operating System.


 

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Quick installation of asn1c:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: asn1c

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install asn1c

Package Details

Package:asn1c
Version:0.9.24+dfsg-1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://asn1c.sourceforge.net
Description:ASN.1 compiler for C
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/devel

How to install asn1c on Ubuntu 16.04?

How to install asn1c On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove asn1c Package

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If asn1c is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L asn1c' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L asn1c
dpkg-query: package 'asn1c' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepakub16:~$ 

Installing asn1c:

After system update use the following command to install asn1c:

sudo apt-get install asn1c

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove asn1c from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the asn1c from Ubuntu 16.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the asn1c following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  asn1c

Following command is used to remove the asn1c package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove asn1c

This will remove asn1c and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing asn1c with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge asn1c

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove asn1c

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with asn1c package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.