How To Install libdebian-installer4 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebian-installer4 on Ubuntu 18.04. libdebian-installer4 is Library of common debian-installer functions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebian-installer4 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdebian-installer4

libdebian-installer4 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-installer4 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdebian-installer4

Install libdebian-installer4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdebian-installer4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdebian-installer4

Install libdebian-installer4 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdebian-installer4

How To Uninstall libdebian-installer4 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdebian-installer4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdebian-installer4

Uninstall libdebian-installer4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdebian-installer4 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

Remove libdebian-installer4 Configurations and Data

To remove libdebian-installer4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdebian-installer4

Remove libdebian-installer4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdebian-installer4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdebian-installer4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebian-installer4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.