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