How To Install libnm-util2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnm-util2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnm-util2
libnm-util2 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 contains a convenience library to ease the access to NetworkManager.
There are three methods to install libnm-util2 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-util2 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-util2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnm-util2
Install libnm-util2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnm-util2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnm-util2
Install libnm-util2 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-util2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnm-util2
How To Uninstall libnm-util2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnm-util2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnm-util2
Uninstall libnm-util2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnm-util2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnm-util2
Remove libnm-util2 Configurations and Data
To remove libnm-util2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnm-util2
Remove libnm-util2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnm-util2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnm-util2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnm-util2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
