How To Install libpciaccess0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpciaccess0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libpciaccess0 is Generic PCI access library for X

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpciaccess0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libpciaccess0

libpciaccess0 is:

Provides functionality for X to access the PCI bus and devices in a platform-independent way.

There are three methods to install libpciaccess0 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 libpciaccess0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpciaccess0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpciaccess0

Install libpciaccess0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpciaccess0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpciaccess0

Install libpciaccess0 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 libpciaccess0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpciaccess0

How To Uninstall libpciaccess0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libpciaccess0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpciaccess0

Uninstall libpciaccess0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpciaccess0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpciaccess0

Remove libpciaccess0 Configurations and Data

To remove libpciaccess0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpciaccess0

Remove libpciaccess0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpciaccess0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpciaccess0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpciaccess0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.