How To Install libblkid-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libblkid-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libblkid-dev
libblkid-dev is:
The blkid library allows system programs such as fsck and mount to quickly and easily find block devices by filesystem UUID or label. This allows system administrators to avoid specifying filesystems by hard-coded device names and use a logical naming system instead.
This package contains the development environment for the blkid library.
There are three methods to install libblkid-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 libblkid-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 libblkid-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libblkid-dev
Install libblkid-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libblkid-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libblkid-dev
Install libblkid-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 libblkid-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libblkid-dev
How To Uninstall libblkid-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libblkid-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libblkid-dev
Uninstall libblkid-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libblkid-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libblkid-dev
Remove libblkid-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libblkid-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libblkid-dev
Remove libblkid-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libblkid-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libblkid-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libblkid-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
