How To Install libdebian-installer-extra4 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebian-installer-extra4 on Ubuntu 18.04. libdebian-installer-extra4 is Library of some extra debian-installer functions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebian-installer-extra4 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdebian-installer-extra4

libdebian-installer-extra4 is:

This library is used by debian-installer to perform common functions such as logging messages and executing commands. If you aren’t working on debian-installer or building your own install system based on debian-installer, then you probably don’t need this library.

There are three methods to install libdebian-installer-extra4 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 libdebian-installer-extra4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdebian-installer-extra4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdebian-installer-extra4

Install libdebian-installer-extra4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdebian-installer-extra4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdebian-installer-extra4

Install libdebian-installer-extra4 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 libdebian-installer-extra4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdebian-installer-extra4

How To Uninstall libdebian-installer-extra4 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdebian-installer-extra4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdebian-installer-extra4

Uninstall libdebian-installer-extra4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdebian-installer-extra4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdebian-installer-extra4

Remove libdebian-installer-extra4 Configurations and Data

To remove libdebian-installer-extra4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdebian-installer-extra4

Remove libdebian-installer-extra4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdebian-installer-extra4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdebian-installer-extra4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebian-installer-extra4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.