How To Install libfam-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfam-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfam-dev
libfam-dev is:
FAM monitors files and directories, notifying interested applications of changes.
This package provides header files and static libraries to allow the development of programs that interface FAM for file monitoring.
There are three methods to install libfam-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 libfam-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 libfam-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfam-dev
Install libfam-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfam-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfam-dev
Install libfam-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 libfam-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfam-dev
How To Uninstall libfam-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfam-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfam-dev
Uninstall libfam-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfam-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfam-dev
Remove libfam-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfam-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfam-dev
Remove libfam-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfam-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfam-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfam-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
