How To Install libavahi-common-data on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavahi-common-data on Ubuntu 20.04. libavahi-common-data is Avahi common data files Avahi common data files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavahi-common-data on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is `libavahi-common-data`

libavahi-common-data is:

Avahi is a fully LGPL framework for Multicast DNS Service Discovery. It allows programs to publish and discover services and hosts running on a local network with no specific configuration. For example you can plug into a network and instantly find printers to print to, files to look at and people to talk to.

This package contains common data files for avahi. Task: print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, samba-server, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: libavahi-common-data Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: libs Source: avahi Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 112 Filename: pool/main/a/avahi/libavahi-common-data_0.7-4ubuntu7_amd64.deb Size: 21352 MD5sum: 862ae210a50a0cf77d4371dee186f1ef SHA1: 2467923a7593d6c8b0d0b2249b0f08b3bb49db1a SHA256: 6a095abd4bb490e047695992dd54b9ea61dfd5170d563fe95c072612c745178f Homepage: http://avahi.org/ Description-en: Avahi common data files Avahi is a fully LGPL framework for Multicast DNS Service Discovery. It allows programs to publish and discover services and hosts running on a local network with no specific configuration. For example you can plug into a network and instantly find printers to print to, files to look at and people to talk to.

There are three methods to install libavahi-common-data 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 libavahi-common-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libavahi-common-data

Install libavahi-common-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libavahi-common-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libavahi-common-data

Install libavahi-common-data 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 libavahi-common-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libavahi-common-data

How To Uninstall libavahi-common-data on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libavahi-common-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libavahi-common-data

Uninstall libavahi-common-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libavahi-common-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavahi-common-data

Remove libavahi-common-data Configurations and Data

To remove libavahi-common-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libavahi-common-data

Remove libavahi-common-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavahi-common-data

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavahi-common-data package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.