How To Install libblockdev-kbd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-kbd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libblockdev-kbd-dev
libblockdev-kbd-dev is:
This package contains header files and pkg-config files needed for development with the libblockdev-kbd plugin/library.
There are three methods to install libblockdev-kbd-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 libblockdev-kbd-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 libblockdev-kbd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libblockdev-kbd-dev
Install libblockdev-kbd-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libblockdev-kbd-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libblockdev-kbd-dev
Install libblockdev-kbd-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 libblockdev-kbd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libblockdev-kbd-dev
How To Uninstall libblockdev-kbd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libblockdev-kbd-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libblockdev-kbd-dev
Uninstall libblockdev-kbd-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libblockdev-kbd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libblockdev-kbd-dev
Remove libblockdev-kbd-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libblockdev-kbd-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libblockdev-kbd-dev
Remove libblockdev-kbd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libblockdev-kbd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libblockdev-kbd-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-kbd-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
