How To Install libpkgconf3 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpkgconf3 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libpkgconf3
libpkgconf3 is:
pkgconf is a replacement for pkg-config, a system for managing library compile and link flags that works with automake and autoconf.
pkgconf does not bundle any third-party libraries or depend on any third-party libraries.
libpkgconf is a library which provides access to most of pkgconf’s functionality, to allow other tooling such as compilers and IDEs to discover and use libraries configured by pkgconf.
This package ships a shared library for libpkgconf.
There are three methods to install libpkgconf3 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 libpkgconf3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpkgconf3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpkgconf3
Install libpkgconf3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpkgconf3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpkgconf3
Install libpkgconf3 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 libpkgconf3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpkgconf3
How To Uninstall libpkgconf3 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libpkgconf3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpkgconf3
Uninstall libpkgconf3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpkgconf3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpkgconf3
Remove libpkgconf3 Configurations and Data
To remove libpkgconf3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpkgconf3
Remove libpkgconf3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpkgconf3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpkgconf3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpkgconf3 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
