How To Install libcanlock2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanlock2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcanlock2
libcanlock2 is:
Cancel locks are used by Usenet article posters to authenticate their authorship of an article. It may then by used by servers to prevent cancel and supersede abuse. The use of this feature remains the newsmaster’s decision.
This library may be used for both the generation and the verification of cancel locks.
There are three methods to install libcanlock2 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcanlock2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcanlock2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcanlock2
Install libcanlock2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcanlock2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcanlock2
Install libcanlock2 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 libcanlock2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcanlock2
How To Uninstall libcanlock2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcanlock2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcanlock2
Uninstall libcanlock2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcanlock2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcanlock2
Remove libcanlock2 Configurations and Data
To remove libcanlock2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcanlock2
Remove libcanlock2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcanlock2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcanlock2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanlock2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
