How To Install libamu4 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libamu4 on Ubuntu 20.04. libamu4 is Support library for amd the 4.4BSD automounter (runtime)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libamu4 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libamu4

libamu4 is:

Libamu contains a support library needed by the am-utils automounter utilities from the am-utils package.

There are three methods to install libamu4 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 libamu4 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libamu4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libamu4

Install libamu4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libamu4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libamu4

Install libamu4 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 libamu4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libamu4

How To Uninstall libamu4 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libamu4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libamu4

Uninstall libamu4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libamu4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libamu4

Remove libamu4 Configurations and Data

To remove libamu4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libamu4

Remove libamu4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libamu4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libamu4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libamu4 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.