How To Install libeditline0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libeditline0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libeditline0
libeditline0 is:
This is a line-editing library. It can be linked into almost any program to provide command-line editing and recall. It is call-compatible with a subset of the FSF readline library, but it is a fraction of the size (and offers fewer features).
This package contains the runtime library only.
There are three methods to install libeditline0 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 libeditline0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libeditline0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libeditline0
Install libeditline0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libeditline0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libeditline0
Install libeditline0 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 libeditline0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libeditline0
How To Uninstall libeditline0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libeditline0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libeditline0
Uninstall libeditline0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libeditline0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libeditline0
Remove libeditline0 Configurations and Data
To remove libeditline0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libeditline0
Remove libeditline0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libeditline0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libeditline0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libeditline0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
