How To Install liblvm2app2.2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblvm2app2.2 on Ubuntu 18.04. liblvm2app2.2 is LVM2 application library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblvm2app2.2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is liblvm2app2.2

liblvm2app2.2 is:

This package contains the lvm2app shared library. It allows easier access to the basic LVM objects and provides functions to enumerate, create or modify them.

There are three methods to install liblvm2app2.2 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 liblvm2app2.2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install liblvm2app2.2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liblvm2app2.2

Install liblvm2app2.2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install liblvm2app2.2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install liblvm2app2.2

Install liblvm2app2.2 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 liblvm2app2.2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liblvm2app2.2

How To Uninstall liblvm2app2.2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the liblvm2app2.2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liblvm2app2.2

Uninstall liblvm2app2.2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liblvm2app2.2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblvm2app2.2

Remove liblvm2app2.2 Configurations and Data

To remove liblvm2app2.2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liblvm2app2.2

Remove liblvm2app2.2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove liblvm2app2.2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblvm2app2.2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblvm2app2.2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.