How To Install libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 on Ubuntu 20.04. libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 is guest disk image management system - GObject bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0

libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 is:

The libguestfs library allows accessing and modifying guest disk images.

This package contains the GObject bindings.

There are three methods to install libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 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 libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0

Install libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0

Install libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 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 libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0

How To Uninstall libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0

Uninstall libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0

Remove libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0

Remove libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.