How To Install lupin-support on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lupin-support on Ubuntu 18.04. lupin-support is Support files for loop-mount installations

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lupin-support on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is lupin-support

lupin-support is:

The Wubi installer provides a means for installing Ubuntu into a loop-mounted filesystem image hosted on a Windows filesystem. lupin-support provides a few extra files needed in such installations to make them work well.

There are three methods to install lupin-support 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 lupin-support Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lupin-support

Install lupin-support Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lupin-support

Install lupin-support 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 lupin-support using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lupin-support

How To Uninstall lupin-support on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the lupin-support package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lupin-support

Uninstall lupin-support And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lupin-support

Remove lupin-support Configurations and Data

To remove lupin-support configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lupin-support

Remove lupin-support configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lupin-support

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Summary

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