How To Install liblnk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblnk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is liblnk-dev
liblnk-dev is:
liblnk is a library to access the Windows Shortcut File (LNK) format.
This package includes the development support files.
There are three methods to install liblnk-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 liblnk-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 liblnk-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liblnk-dev
Install liblnk-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install liblnk-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liblnk-dev
Install liblnk-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 liblnk-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liblnk-dev
How To Uninstall liblnk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the liblnk-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liblnk-dev
Uninstall liblnk-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liblnk-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblnk-dev
Remove liblnk-dev Configurations and Data
To remove liblnk-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liblnk-dev
Remove liblnk-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liblnk-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblnk-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblnk-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
