How To Install libgvm21 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgvm21 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libgvm21
libgvm21 is:
The Open Vulnerability Assessment System is a modular security auditing tool, used for testing remote systems for vulnerabilities that should be fixed.
It is made up of two parts: a server, and a client. The server/daemon, gvmd, is in charge of the attacks, whereas the client, gvm-tools, provides an X11/GTK+ user interface.
This package contains the required shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libgvm21 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgvm21 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgvm21 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgvm21
Install libgvm21 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgvm21 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgvm21
Install libgvm21 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 libgvm21 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgvm21
How To Uninstall libgvm21 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libgvm21 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgvm21
Uninstall libgvm21 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgvm21 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgvm21
Remove libgvm21 Configurations and Data
To remove libgvm21 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgvm21
Remove libgvm21 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgvm21 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgvm21
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgvm21 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
