How To Install libguestfs-hfsplus on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-hfsplus on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libguestfs-hfsplus
libguestfs-hfsplus is:
The libguestfs library allows accessing and modifying guest disk images.
This package contains appliance fragments for HFS+ support.
There are three methods to install libguestfs-hfsplus 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 libguestfs-hfsplus Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libguestfs-hfsplus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libguestfs-hfsplus
Install libguestfs-hfsplus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libguestfs-hfsplus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libguestfs-hfsplus
Install libguestfs-hfsplus 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 libguestfs-hfsplus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libguestfs-hfsplus
How To Uninstall libguestfs-hfsplus on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libguestfs-hfsplus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libguestfs-hfsplus
Uninstall libguestfs-hfsplus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libguestfs-hfsplus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguestfs-hfsplus
Remove libguestfs-hfsplus Configurations and Data
To remove libguestfs-hfsplus configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libguestfs-hfsplus
Remove libguestfs-hfsplus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libguestfs-hfsplus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libguestfs-hfsplus
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-hfsplus package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.