How To Install libisofs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libisofs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libisofs-dev
libisofs-dev is:
This package contains the pkgconfig files, static library and headers for the libisofs6 package. Header file <libisofs/libisofs.h> defines the API of libisofs.
There are three methods to install libisofs-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 libisofs-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 libisofs-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libisofs-dev
Install libisofs-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libisofs-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libisofs-dev
Install libisofs-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 libisofs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libisofs-dev
How To Uninstall libisofs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libisofs-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libisofs-dev
Uninstall libisofs-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libisofs-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libisofs-dev
Remove libisofs-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libisofs-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libisofs-dev
Remove libisofs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libisofs-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libisofs-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libisofs-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
