How To Install libnm-glib-vpn1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnm-glib-vpn1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libnm-glib-vpn1 is network management framework (GLib VPN shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnm-glib-vpn1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libnm-glib-vpn1

libnm-glib-vpn1 is:

NetworkManager is a system network service that manages your network devices and connections, attempting to keep active network connectivity when available. It manages ethernet, WiFi, mobile broadband (WWAN), and PPPoE devices, and provides VPN integration with a variety of different VPN services.

This package provides the shared library that applications can use for creating VPN connections via NetworkManager.

There are three methods to install libnm-glib-vpn1 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 libnm-glib-vpn1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnm-glib-vpn1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnm-glib-vpn1

Install libnm-glib-vpn1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnm-glib-vpn1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnm-glib-vpn1

Install libnm-glib-vpn1 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 libnm-glib-vpn1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnm-glib-vpn1

How To Uninstall libnm-glib-vpn1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libnm-glib-vpn1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnm-glib-vpn1

Uninstall libnm-glib-vpn1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnm-glib-vpn1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnm-glib-vpn1

Remove libnm-glib-vpn1 Configurations and Data

To remove libnm-glib-vpn1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnm-glib-vpn1

Remove libnm-glib-vpn1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnm-glib-vpn1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnm-glib-vpn1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnm-glib-vpn1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.