How To Install libsnapper5 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnapper5 on Ubuntu 22.04. libsnapper5 is Library for Linux filesystem snapshot management tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnapper5 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libsnapper5

libsnapper5 is:

Snapper is a tool for Linux filesystem snapshot management. Apart from the obvious creation and deletion of snapshots, it can compare snapshots and revert differences between snapshots. In simple terms, this allows root and non-root users to view older versions of files and revert changes.

This package contains the runtime library for snapper, allowing the development of third-party tools.

There are three methods to install libsnapper5 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 libsnapper5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsnapper5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsnapper5

Install libsnapper5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsnapper5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsnapper5

Install libsnapper5 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 libsnapper5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsnapper5

How To Uninstall libsnapper5 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libsnapper5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsnapper5

Uninstall libsnapper5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsnapper5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsnapper5

Remove libsnapper5 Configurations and Data

To remove libsnapper5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsnapper5

Remove libsnapper5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsnapper5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsnapper5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnapper5 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.