How To Install libnfsidmap-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfsidmap-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnfsidmap-dev
libnfsidmap-dev is:
Contains the header files and documentation for libnfsidmap for use in developing applications that use the libnfsidmap library.
libnfsidmap provides functions to map between NFSv4 names (which are of the form user@domain) and local uid’s and gid’s.
There are three methods to install libnfsidmap-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 libnfsidmap-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 libnfsidmap-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnfsidmap-dev
Install libnfsidmap-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnfsidmap-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnfsidmap-dev
Install libnfsidmap-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 libnfsidmap-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnfsidmap-dev
How To Uninstall libnfsidmap-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnfsidmap-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnfsidmap-dev
Uninstall libnfsidmap-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnfsidmap-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnfsidmap-dev
Remove libnfsidmap-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnfsidmap-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnfsidmap-dev
Remove libnfsidmap-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnfsidmap-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnfsidmap-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfsidmap-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
