How To Install libffi6 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libffi6 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libffi6
libffi6 is:
A foreign function interface is the popular name for the interface that allows code written in one language to call code written in another language.
There are three methods to install libffi6 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 libffi6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libffi6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libffi6
Install libffi6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libffi6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libffi6
Install libffi6 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 libffi6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libffi6
How To Uninstall libffi6 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libffi6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libffi6
Uninstall libffi6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libffi6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libffi6
Remove libffi6 Configurations and Data
To remove libffi6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libffi6
Remove libffi6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libffi6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libffi6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libffi6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
