How To Install libkqueue0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkqueue0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libkqueue0 is cross-platform library for kernel event notification

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkqueue0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkqueue0

libkqueue0 is:

libkqueue is a portable userspace implementation of the kqueue(2) kernel event notification mechanism found in FreeBSD and other BSD-based operating systems. The library translates between the kevent structure and the native kernel facilities of the host machine.

There are three methods to install libkqueue0 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 libkqueue0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkqueue0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkqueue0

Install libkqueue0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkqueue0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkqueue0

Install libkqueue0 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 libkqueue0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkqueue0

How To Uninstall libkqueue0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkqueue0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkqueue0

Uninstall libkqueue0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkqueue0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkqueue0

Remove libkqueue0 Configurations and Data

To remove libkqueue0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkqueue0

Remove libkqueue0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkqueue0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkqueue0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkqueue0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.