How To Install libf2fs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libf2fs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libf2fs-dev
libf2fs-dev is:
F2FS is a new filesystem for Linux aimed at NAND flash memory-based storage devices, such as SSD, eMMC, and SD cards. It is based on Log-structured File System (LFS).
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libf2fs-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 libf2fs-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 libf2fs-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libf2fs-dev
Install libf2fs-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libf2fs-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libf2fs-dev
Install libf2fs-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 libf2fs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libf2fs-dev
How To Uninstall libf2fs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libf2fs-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libf2fs-dev
Uninstall libf2fs-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libf2fs-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libf2fs-dev
Remove libf2fs-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libf2fs-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libf2fs-dev
Remove libf2fs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libf2fs-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libf2fs-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libf2fs-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
