How To Install libfakechroot on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfakechroot on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libfakechroot
libfakechroot is:
This package provides a library which overrides libc functions, so it is possible to use root-specific tools without root privileges.
In fake chroot you can install i.e. Debian bootstrap, create developer’s environment and build packages inside chroot’ed system using standard non-root user account.
There are three methods to install libfakechroot 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 libfakechroot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfakechroot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfakechroot
Install libfakechroot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfakechroot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfakechroot
Install libfakechroot 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 libfakechroot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfakechroot
How To Uninstall libfakechroot on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libfakechroot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfakechroot
Uninstall libfakechroot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfakechroot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfakechroot
Remove libfakechroot Configurations and Data
To remove libfakechroot configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfakechroot
Remove libfakechroot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfakechroot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfakechroot
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfakechroot package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
