How To Install libhbalinux-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhbalinux-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libhbalinux-dev is Library headers files for retrieving FCOE adapter information

Introduction

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

What is libhbalinux-dev

libhbalinux-dev is:

The SNIA HBA API library. C-level project to manage Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters.

The libhalinux-dev package contains libraries and header files for developnig applications that use libhbalinux

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

sudo apt-get -y install libhbalinux-dev

Install libhbalinux-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libhbalinux-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libhbalinux-dev

How To Uninstall libhbalinux-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libhbalinux-dev

Uninstall libhbalinux-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhbalinux-dev

Remove libhbalinux-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libhbalinux-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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