How To Install libsnapper-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnapper-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libsnapper-dev
libsnapper-dev is:
Snapper is a tool for Linux filesystem snapshot management. Apart from the obvious creation and deletion of snapshots, it can compare snapshots and revert differences between snapshots. In simple terms, this allows root and non-root users to view older versions of files and revert changes.
This package contains the header files for libsnapper, allowing the development of third-party tools.
There are three methods to install libsnapper-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsnapper-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 libsnapper-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsnapper-dev
Install libsnapper-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsnapper-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsnapper-dev
Install libsnapper-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 libsnapper-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsnapper-dev
How To Uninstall libsnapper-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libsnapper-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsnapper-dev
Uninstall libsnapper-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsnapper-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsnapper-dev
Remove libsnapper-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsnapper-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsnapper-dev
Remove libsnapper-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsnapper-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsnapper-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnapper-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.