How To Install libhfsp0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhfsp0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libhfsp0 is Shared library to access HFS+ formatted volumes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhfsp0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libhfsp0

libhfsp0 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 a shared version of the library.

There are three methods to install libhfsp0 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 libhfsp0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhfsp0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhfsp0

Install libhfsp0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhfsp0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhfsp0

Install libhfsp0 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 libhfsp0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhfsp0

How To Uninstall libhfsp0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libhfsp0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhfsp0

Uninstall libhfsp0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhfsp0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhfsp0

Remove libhfsp0 Configurations and Data

To remove libhfsp0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhfsp0

Remove libhfsp0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhfsp0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhfsp0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhfsp0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.