How To Install libdlm3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdlm3 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdlm3
libdlm3 is:
DLM is a symmetric general-purpose distributed lock manager. The lock manager itself is a kernel module.
This is the client library for applications using the lock manager.
There are three methods to install libdlm3 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 libdlm3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdlm3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdlm3
Install libdlm3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdlm3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdlm3
Install libdlm3 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 libdlm3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdlm3
How To Uninstall libdlm3 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdlm3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdlm3
Uninstall libdlm3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdlm3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdlm3
Remove libdlm3 Configurations and Data
To remove libdlm3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdlm3
Remove libdlm3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdlm3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdlm3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdlm3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
