How To Install libdar-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdar-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdar-dev
libdar-dev is:
Full featured archiver with support for differential backups, slices, compression, ATTR/ACL support. DAR also supports Pipes for remote operations, including with ssh.
There are three methods to install libdar-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 libdar-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 libdar-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdar-dev
Install libdar-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdar-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdar-dev
Install libdar-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 libdar-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdar-dev
How To Uninstall libdar-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdar-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdar-dev
Uninstall libdar-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdar-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdar-dev
Remove libdar-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdar-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdar-dev
Remove libdar-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdar-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdar-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdar-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
