How To Install libfaifa0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfaifa0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfaifa0
libfaifa0 is:
Faifa is a network tool to remotely manage HomePlug 1.0 and HomePlug AV devices.
HomePlug 1.0 and HomePlug AV are specifications of Power Line Communication (PLC). PLC is a system for carrying data - network packets - over power line. http://www.homeplug.org/
This tool can configure, flash and collect statistics on thoses devices using private and public Ethernet frames.
This package contains Faifa shared library.
There are three methods to install libfaifa0 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 libfaifa0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfaifa0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfaifa0
Install libfaifa0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfaifa0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfaifa0
Install libfaifa0 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 libfaifa0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfaifa0
How To Uninstall libfaifa0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfaifa0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfaifa0
Uninstall libfaifa0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfaifa0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfaifa0
Remove libfaifa0 Configurations and Data
To remove libfaifa0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfaifa0
Remove libfaifa0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfaifa0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfaifa0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfaifa0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
