How To Install susv4 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install susv4 on Ubuntu 22.04. susv4 is Fetch and install SUSv4 (POSIX.1-2017)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install susv4 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is susv4

susv4 is:

The Single Unix Specifications are not permitted to be generally redistributed, so this is an installer that fetches them and installs them in a Debian appropriate way. This installer will fetch and install POSIX.1-2017 (variously also known as IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, or Single Unix Specification v4, 2018 edition).

There are three methods to install susv4 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install susv4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install susv4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install susv4

Install susv4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install susv4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install susv4

Install susv4 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 susv4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install susv4

How To Uninstall susv4 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the susv4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove susv4

Uninstall susv4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall susv4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove susv4

Remove susv4 Configurations and Data

To remove susv4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge susv4

Remove susv4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove susv4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge susv4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install susv4 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.