How To Install libdaxctl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdaxctl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdaxctl-dev
libdaxctl-dev is:
Header files and development library for compiling C programs to link with the libdaxctl library and manage the device DAX subsystem in the Linux kernel.
There are three methods to install libdaxctl-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 libdaxctl-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 libdaxctl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdaxctl-dev
Install libdaxctl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdaxctl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdaxctl-dev
Install libdaxctl-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 libdaxctl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdaxctl-dev
How To Uninstall libdaxctl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdaxctl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdaxctl-dev
Uninstall libdaxctl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdaxctl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdaxctl-dev
Remove libdaxctl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdaxctl-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdaxctl-dev
Remove libdaxctl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdaxctl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdaxctl-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdaxctl-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
