How To Install libzfslinux-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzfslinux-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libzfslinux-dev
libzfslinux-dev is:
Header files and static libraries for compiling software against libraries of OpenZFS filesystem.
This package includes the development files of libnvpair1, libuutil1, libzpool2 and libzfs2.
There are three methods to install libzfslinux-dev 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 libzfslinux-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 libzfslinux-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzfslinux-dev
Install libzfslinux-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzfslinux-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzfslinux-dev
Install libzfslinux-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 libzfslinux-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzfslinux-dev
How To Uninstall libzfslinux-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libzfslinux-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzfslinux-dev
Uninstall libzfslinux-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzfslinux-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzfslinux-dev
Remove libzfslinux-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libzfslinux-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzfslinux-dev
Remove libzfslinux-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzfslinux-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzfslinux-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzfslinux-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
