How To Install libqcow-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqcow-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libqcow-dev
libqcow-dev is:
libqcow is a library to access the QEMU Copy-On-Write (QCOW) image format.
This package includes the development support files.
There are three methods to install libqcow-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libqcow-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 libqcow-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqcow-dev
Install libqcow-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqcow-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqcow-dev
Install libqcow-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 libqcow-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqcow-dev
How To Uninstall libqcow-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libqcow-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqcow-dev
Uninstall libqcow-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqcow-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqcow-dev
Remove libqcow-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libqcow-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqcow-dev
Remove libqcow-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqcow-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqcow-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqcow-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
