How To Install libautounit2 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libautounit2 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libautounit2
libautounit2 is:
This package provides the libraries to run programs that have c unit tests in them. It will rarely be useful without the development package.
There are three methods to install libautounit2 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libautounit2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libautounit2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libautounit2
Install libautounit2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libautounit2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libautounit2
Install libautounit2 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 libautounit2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libautounit2
How To Uninstall libautounit2 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libautounit2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libautounit2
Uninstall libautounit2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libautounit2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libautounit2
Remove libautounit2 Configurations and Data
To remove libautounit2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libautounit2
Remove libautounit2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libautounit2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libautounit2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libautounit2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.