How To Install libprocps6 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libprocps6 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libprocps6
libprocps6 is:
The libprocps library is a way of accessing information out of the /proc filesystem.
This package contains the shared libraries necessary to run programs compiled with libprocps.
There are three methods to install libprocps6 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 libprocps6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libprocps6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libprocps6
Install libprocps6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libprocps6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libprocps6
Install libprocps6 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 libprocps6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libprocps6
How To Uninstall libprocps6 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libprocps6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libprocps6
Uninstall libprocps6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libprocps6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libprocps6
Remove libprocps6 Configurations and Data
To remove libprocps6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libprocps6
Remove libprocps6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libprocps6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libprocps6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libprocps6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
