How To Install libbamf3-2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbamf3-2 on Ubuntu 18.04. libbamf3-2 is Window matching library - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbamf3-2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libbamf3-2

libbamf3-2 is:

bamf matches application windows to desktop files

This package contains shared libraries to be used by applications.

There are three methods to install libbamf3-2 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 libbamf3-2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbamf3-2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbamf3-2

Install libbamf3-2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbamf3-2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbamf3-2

Install libbamf3-2 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 libbamf3-2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbamf3-2

How To Uninstall libbamf3-2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libbamf3-2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbamf3-2

Uninstall libbamf3-2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbamf3-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbamf3-2

Remove libbamf3-2 Configurations and Data

To remove libbamf3-2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbamf3-2

Remove libbamf3-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbamf3-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbamf3-2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbamf3-2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.