How To Install libdebian-installer4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebian-installer4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdebian-installer4-dev
libdebian-installer4-dev 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.
This package contains files needed to do libdebian-installer development.
There are three methods to install libdebian-installer4-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 libdebian-installer4-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 libdebian-installer4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdebian-installer4-dev
Install libdebian-installer4-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdebian-installer4-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdebian-installer4-dev
Install libdebian-installer4-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 libdebian-installer4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdebian-installer4-dev
How To Uninstall libdebian-installer4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdebian-installer4-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdebian-installer4-dev
Uninstall libdebian-installer4-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdebian-installer4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdebian-installer4-dev
Remove libdebian-installer4-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdebian-installer4-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdebian-installer4-dev
Remove libdebian-installer4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdebian-installer4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdebian-installer4-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebian-installer4-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
