How To Install libgsecuredelete-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgsecuredelete-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgsecuredelete-dev
libgsecuredelete-dev is:
GSecureDelete is a GObject wrapper library for the secure-delete tools (srm, sfill, sswap and smem), aiming to ease use of these tool from programs by providing a simple but complete API to invoke them.
This package provides the necessary development libraries and include files to develop and compile programs that use GSecureDelete.
There are three methods to install libgsecuredelete-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 libgsecuredelete-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 libgsecuredelete-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgsecuredelete-dev
Install libgsecuredelete-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgsecuredelete-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgsecuredelete-dev
Install libgsecuredelete-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 libgsecuredelete-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgsecuredelete-dev
How To Uninstall libgsecuredelete-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgsecuredelete-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgsecuredelete-dev
Uninstall libgsecuredelete-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgsecuredelete-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgsecuredelete-dev
Remove libgsecuredelete-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgsecuredelete-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgsecuredelete-dev
Remove libgsecuredelete-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgsecuredelete-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgsecuredelete-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgsecuredelete-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
