How To Install libpmemblk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmemblk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpmemblk-dev
libpmemblk-dev is:
libpmemblk implements a pmem-resident array of blocks, all the same size, where a block is updated atomically with respect to power failure or program interruption (no torn blocks).
This package contains libraries and header files used for linking programs against libpmemblk.
There are three methods to install libpmemblk-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 libpmemblk-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 libpmemblk-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpmemblk-dev
Install libpmemblk-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpmemblk-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpmemblk-dev
Install libpmemblk-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 libpmemblk-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpmemblk-dev
How To Uninstall libpmemblk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpmemblk-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpmemblk-dev
Uninstall libpmemblk-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpmemblk-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpmemblk-dev
Remove libpmemblk-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpmemblk-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpmemblk-dev
Remove libpmemblk-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpmemblk-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpmemblk-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmemblk-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
