How To Install libsanlock-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsanlock-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsanlock-dev
libsanlock-dev is:
Sanlock ensures that single disk cannot be used by more than one running VM at a time, across any host in a network.
This package contains the header files and static libraries.
There are three methods to install libsanlock-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 libsanlock-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 libsanlock-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsanlock-dev
Install libsanlock-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsanlock-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsanlock-dev
Install libsanlock-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 libsanlock-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsanlock-dev
How To Uninstall libsanlock-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsanlock-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsanlock-dev
Uninstall libsanlock-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsanlock-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsanlock-dev
Remove libsanlock-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsanlock-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsanlock-dev
Remove libsanlock-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsanlock-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsanlock-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsanlock-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
