How To Install libapt-inst2.0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapt-inst2.0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libapt-inst2.0
libapt-inst2.0 is:
This library provides methods to query and extract information from deb packages. This includes the control data and the package file content.
There are three methods to install libapt-inst2.0 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 libapt-inst2.0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libapt-inst2.0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapt-inst2.0
Install libapt-inst2.0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapt-inst2.0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapt-inst2.0
Install libapt-inst2.0 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 libapt-inst2.0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapt-inst2.0
How To Uninstall libapt-inst2.0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libapt-inst2.0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapt-inst2.0
Uninstall libapt-inst2.0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapt-inst2.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapt-inst2.0
Remove libapt-inst2.0 Configurations and Data
To remove libapt-inst2.0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapt-inst2.0
Remove libapt-inst2.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapt-inst2.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapt-inst2.0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapt-inst2.0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
