How To Install liblvm2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblvm2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is liblvm2-dev
liblvm2-dev is:
This package contains files needed to develop applications that use the lvm2app library.
There are three methods to install liblvm2-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 liblvm2-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 liblvm2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liblvm2-dev
Install liblvm2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install liblvm2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liblvm2-dev
Install liblvm2-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 liblvm2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liblvm2-dev
How To Uninstall liblvm2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the liblvm2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liblvm2-dev
Uninstall liblvm2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liblvm2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblvm2-dev
Remove liblvm2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove liblvm2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liblvm2-dev
Remove liblvm2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liblvm2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblvm2-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblvm2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
