How To Install libfwnt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwnt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libfwnt-dev is Windows NT data type library – development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwnt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libfwnt-dev

libfwnt-dev is:

libfwnt is a library for Windows NT data types.

This package includes the development support files.

There are three methods to install libfwnt-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 libfwnt-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 libfwnt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfwnt-dev

Install libfwnt-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfwnt-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfwnt-dev

Install libfwnt-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 libfwnt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfwnt-dev

How To Uninstall libfwnt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libfwnt-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfwnt-dev

Uninstall libfwnt-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfwnt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfwnt-dev

Remove libfwnt-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libfwnt-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfwnt-dev

Remove libfwnt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfwnt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfwnt-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwnt-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.