How To Install libcryptsetup-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcryptsetup-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcryptsetup-dev
libcryptsetup-dev is:
Cryptsetup provides an interface for configuring encryption on block devices (such as /home or swap partitions), using the Linux kernel device mapper target dm-crypt. It features integrated Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) support.
This package provides the libcryptsetup development files.
There are three methods to install libcryptsetup-dev 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 libcryptsetup-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 libcryptsetup-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcryptsetup-dev
Install libcryptsetup-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcryptsetup-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcryptsetup-dev
Install libcryptsetup-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 libcryptsetup-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcryptsetup-dev
How To Uninstall libcryptsetup-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcryptsetup-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcryptsetup-dev
Uninstall libcryptsetup-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcryptsetup-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcryptsetup-dev
Remove libcryptsetup-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcryptsetup-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcryptsetup-dev
Remove libcryptsetup-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcryptsetup-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcryptsetup-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcryptsetup-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
