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