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