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