How To Install libfwsi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwsi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfwsi-dev
libfwsi-dev is:
libfwsi is a library to access the Windows Shell Item format.
This package includes the development support files.
There are three methods to install libfwsi-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 libfwsi-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 libfwsi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfwsi-dev
Install libfwsi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfwsi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfwsi-dev
Install libfwsi-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 libfwsi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfwsi-dev
How To Uninstall libfwsi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfwsi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfwsi-dev
Uninstall libfwsi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfwsi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfwsi-dev
Remove libfwsi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfwsi-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfwsi-dev
Remove libfwsi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfwsi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfwsi-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwsi-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
