How To Install libaal-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libaal-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libaal-dev
libaal-dev is:
These are the development files for libaal.
They are part of the Reiser4’s filesystem support tools.
There are three methods to install libaal-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 libaal-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 libaal-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libaal-dev
Install libaal-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libaal-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libaal-dev
Install libaal-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 libaal-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libaal-dev
How To Uninstall libaal-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libaal-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libaal-dev
Uninstall libaal-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libaal-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaal-dev
Remove libaal-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libaal-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libaal-dev
Remove libaal-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libaal-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaal-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libaal-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
