How To Install libfixposix0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfixposix0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfixposix0
libfixposix0 is:
The purpose of libfixposix is to offer replacements for parts of POSIX whose behaviour is inconsistent across *NIX flavours.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libfixposix0 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 libfixposix0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfixposix0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfixposix0
Install libfixposix0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfixposix0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfixposix0
Install libfixposix0 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 libfixposix0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfixposix0
How To Uninstall libfixposix0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfixposix0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfixposix0
Uninstall libfixposix0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfixposix0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfixposix0
Remove libfixposix0 Configurations and Data
To remove libfixposix0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfixposix0
Remove libfixposix0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfixposix0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfixposix0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfixposix0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
