How To Install libnih1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnih1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnih1
libnih1 is:
libnih is a light-weight “standard library” of C functions to ease the development of other libraries and applications, especially those normally found in /lib.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libnih1 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 libnih1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnih1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnih1
Install libnih1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnih1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnih1
Install libnih1 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 libnih1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnih1
How To Uninstall libnih1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnih1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnih1
Uninstall libnih1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnih1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnih1
Remove libnih1 Configurations and Data
To remove libnih1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnih1
Remove libnih1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnih1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnih1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnih1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
