How To Install libnm-glib4 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnm-glib4 on Ubuntu 18.04. libnm-glib4 is network management framework (GLib shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnm-glib4 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libnm-glib4

libnm-glib4 is:

NetworkManager is a system network service that manages your network devices and connections, attempting to keep active network connectivity when available. It manages ethernet, WiFi, mobile broadband (WWAN), and PPPoE devices, and provides VPN integration with a variety of different VPN services.

This package provides the shared library that applications can use to query connection status via NetworkManager.

There are three methods to install libnm-glib4 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 libnm-glib4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnm-glib4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnm-glib4

Install libnm-glib4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnm-glib4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnm-glib4

Install libnm-glib4 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 libnm-glib4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnm-glib4

How To Uninstall libnm-glib4 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libnm-glib4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnm-glib4

Uninstall libnm-glib4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnm-glib4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnm-glib4

Remove libnm-glib4 Configurations and Data

To remove libnm-glib4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnm-glib4

Remove libnm-glib4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnm-glib4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnm-glib4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnm-glib4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.