How To Install libdlm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdlm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdlm-dev
libdlm-dev is:
DLM is a symmetric general-purpose distributed lock manager. The lock manager itself is a kernel module.
This package contains the headers and other necessary files to build applications or libraries that use the DLM library.
There are three methods to install libdlm-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 libdlm-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 libdlm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdlm-dev
Install libdlm-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdlm-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdlm-dev
Install libdlm-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 libdlm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdlm-dev
How To Uninstall libdlm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdlm-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdlm-dev
Uninstall libdlm-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdlm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdlm-dev
Remove libdlm-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdlm-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdlm-dev
Remove libdlm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdlm-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdlm-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdlm-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
