How To Install libuid-wrapper on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libuid-wrapper on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libuid-wrapper
libuid-wrapper is:
This is a wrapper for the user, group and hosts NSS API that can simulate uid switching as a regular user. This is useful for testsuites that run as a regular user but need to test privileged functions.
It works as a preload library, which overrides various system functions.
There are three methods to install libuid-wrapper 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 libuid-wrapper Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libuid-wrapper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libuid-wrapper
Install libuid-wrapper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libuid-wrapper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libuid-wrapper
Install libuid-wrapper 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 libuid-wrapper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libuid-wrapper
How To Uninstall libuid-wrapper on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libuid-wrapper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libuid-wrapper
Uninstall libuid-wrapper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libuid-wrapper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libuid-wrapper
Remove libuid-wrapper Configurations and Data
To remove libuid-wrapper configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libuid-wrapper
Remove libuid-wrapper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libuid-wrapper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libuid-wrapper
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libuid-wrapper package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
