How To Install libmspack-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmspack-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmspack-dev
libmspack-dev is:
The purpose of libmspack is to provide both compression and decompression of some loosely related file formats used by Microsoft. The intention is to support all of the following formats: COMPRESS.EXE [SZDD], Microsoft Help (.HLP), COMPRESS.EXE [KWAJ], Microsoft Cabinet (.CAB), HTML Help (.CHM), Microsoft eBook (.LIT), Windows Imaging Format (.WIM), Exchange Offline Address Book (.LZX).
There are three methods to install libmspack-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 libmspack-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 libmspack-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmspack-dev
Install libmspack-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmspack-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmspack-dev
Install libmspack-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 libmspack-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmspack-dev
How To Uninstall libmspack-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmspack-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmspack-dev
Uninstall libmspack-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmspack-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmspack-dev
Remove libmspack-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmspack-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmspack-dev
Remove libmspack-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmspack-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmspack-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmspack-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
