How To Install lxc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lxc-dev
lxc-dev is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
lxc-dev is now replaced by liblxc-dev.
There are three methods to install lxc-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 lxc-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 lxc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lxc-dev
Install lxc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lxc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lxc-dev
Install lxc-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 lxc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lxc-dev
How To Uninstall lxc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lxc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lxc-dev
Uninstall lxc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lxc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxc-dev
Remove lxc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove lxc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lxc-dev
Remove lxc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lxc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxc-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxc-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
