How To Install libifstat-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libifstat-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libifstat-dev
libifstat-dev is:
Static library, header and config file to include ifstat functionality in other applications.
There are three methods to install libifstat-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 libifstat-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 libifstat-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libifstat-dev
Install libifstat-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libifstat-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libifstat-dev
Install libifstat-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 libifstat-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libifstat-dev
How To Uninstall libifstat-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libifstat-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libifstat-dev
Uninstall libifstat-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libifstat-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libifstat-dev
Remove libifstat-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libifstat-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libifstat-dev
Remove libifstat-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libifstat-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libifstat-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libifstat-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
