How To Install libelf-freebsd-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libelf-freebsd-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libelf-freebsd-dev
libelf-freebsd-dev is:
This package contains the header files and static library needed to compile applications that use libelf.
There are three methods to install libelf-freebsd-dev 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 libelf-freebsd-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 libelf-freebsd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libelf-freebsd-dev
Install libelf-freebsd-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libelf-freebsd-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libelf-freebsd-dev
Install libelf-freebsd-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 libelf-freebsd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libelf-freebsd-dev
How To Uninstall libelf-freebsd-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libelf-freebsd-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libelf-freebsd-dev
Uninstall libelf-freebsd-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libelf-freebsd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libelf-freebsd-dev
Remove libelf-freebsd-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libelf-freebsd-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libelf-freebsd-dev
Remove libelf-freebsd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libelf-freebsd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libelf-freebsd-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libelf-freebsd-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
