How To Install libkmod2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkmod2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libkmod2
libkmod2 is:
This library provides an API for insertion, removal, configuration and listing of kernel modules.
There are three methods to install libkmod2 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 libkmod2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libkmod2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkmod2
Install libkmod2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkmod2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkmod2
Install libkmod2 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 libkmod2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkmod2
How To Uninstall libkmod2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libkmod2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkmod2
Uninstall libkmod2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkmod2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkmod2
Remove libkmod2 Configurations and Data
To remove libkmod2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkmod2
Remove libkmod2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkmod2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkmod2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkmod2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
