How To Install libluksmeta-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libluksmeta-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libluksmeta-dev
libluksmeta-dev is:
LUKSMeta is a simple library for storing metadata in the LUKSv1 header.
This package provides the development files
There are three methods to install libluksmeta-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 libluksmeta-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 libluksmeta-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libluksmeta-dev
Install libluksmeta-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libluksmeta-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libluksmeta-dev
Install libluksmeta-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 libluksmeta-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libluksmeta-dev
How To Uninstall libluksmeta-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libluksmeta-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libluksmeta-dev
Uninstall libluksmeta-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libluksmeta-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libluksmeta-dev
Remove libluksmeta-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libluksmeta-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libluksmeta-dev
Remove libluksmeta-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libluksmeta-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libluksmeta-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libluksmeta-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
