How To Install libhfsp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhfsp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libhfsp-dev
libhfsp-dev is:
HFS+ is a modernized version of Apple Computers HFS Filesystem. Nowadays, it is widely used with more recent versions of MacOS. hfsplus consists of a library and a set of tools that allow access to HFS+ volumes.
This package contains everything you need to write programs that use this library, i.e. header files and an archive version of the library.
There are three methods to install libhfsp-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 libhfsp-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 libhfsp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhfsp-dev
Install libhfsp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhfsp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhfsp-dev
Install libhfsp-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 libhfsp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhfsp-dev
How To Uninstall libhfsp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libhfsp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhfsp-dev
Uninstall libhfsp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhfsp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhfsp-dev
Remove libhfsp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libhfsp-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhfsp-dev
Remove libhfsp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhfsp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhfsp-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhfsp-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
