How To Install libnih-dbus1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnih-dbus1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libnih-dbus1 is NIH D-Bus Bindings Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnih-dbus1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libnih-dbus1

libnih-dbus1 is:

libnih-dbus is a D-Bus bindings library that integrates with the main loop provided by libnih.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libnih-dbus1 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 libnih-dbus1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnih-dbus1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnih-dbus1

Install libnih-dbus1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnih-dbus1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnih-dbus1

Install libnih-dbus1 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 libnih-dbus1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnih-dbus1

How To Uninstall libnih-dbus1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libnih-dbus1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnih-dbus1

Uninstall libnih-dbus1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnih-dbus1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnih-dbus1

Remove libnih-dbus1 Configurations and Data

To remove libnih-dbus1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnih-dbus1

Remove libnih-dbus1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnih-dbus1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnih-dbus1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnih-dbus1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.