How To Install libx86emu1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx86emu1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libx86emu1 is x86 emulation library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx86emu1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libx86emu1

libx86emu1 is:

Small x86 emulation library with focus of easy usage and extended execution logging functions. The library features an API to create emulation objects for x86 architecture.

This package contains the library.

There are three methods to install libx86emu1 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 libx86emu1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libx86emu1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libx86emu1

Install libx86emu1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libx86emu1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libx86emu1

Install libx86emu1 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 libx86emu1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libx86emu1

How To Uninstall libx86emu1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libx86emu1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libx86emu1

Uninstall libx86emu1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libx86emu1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx86emu1

Remove libx86emu1 Configurations and Data

To remove libx86emu1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libx86emu1

Remove libx86emu1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libx86emu1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx86emu1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx86emu1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.