How To Install libamu-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libamu-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libamu-dev is Support library for amd the 4.4BSD automounter (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libamu-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libamu-dev

libamu-dev is:

Libamu contains a support library needed by the am-utils automounter utilities from the am-utils package.

These are the files needed to compile against libamu.

There are three methods to install libamu-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 libamu-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 libamu-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libamu-dev

Install libamu-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libamu-dev

Install libamu-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 libamu-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libamu-dev

How To Uninstall libamu-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libamu-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libamu-dev

Uninstall libamu-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libamu-dev

Remove libamu-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libamu-dev

Remove libamu-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libamu-dev

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Summary

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