How To Install libikvm-native on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libikvm-native on Ubuntu 18.04. libikvm-native is native library for IKVM.NET

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libikvm-native on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libikvm-native

libikvm-native is:

This package contains the native-compiled support library for IKVM.NET.

There are three methods to install libikvm-native 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 libikvm-native Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libikvm-native

Install libikvm-native Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libikvm-native

Install libikvm-native 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 libikvm-native using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libikvm-native

How To Uninstall libikvm-native on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libikvm-native package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libikvm-native

Uninstall libikvm-native And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libikvm-native

Remove libikvm-native Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libikvm-native

Remove libikvm-native configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libikvm-native

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Summary

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