How To Install libbde-utils on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbde-utils on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libbde-utils
libbde-utils is:
The BDE format is used by Microsoft Windows (Vista and later) to encrypt data on a storage media volume.
There are three methods to install libbde-utils 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 libbde-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbde-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbde-utils
Install libbde-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbde-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbde-utils
Install libbde-utils 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 libbde-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbde-utils
How To Uninstall libbde-utils on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libbde-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbde-utils
Uninstall libbde-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbde-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbde-utils
Remove libbde-utils Configurations and Data
To remove libbde-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbde-utils
Remove libbde-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbde-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbde-utils
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbde-utils package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
