How To Install libsolv0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolv0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsolv0-dev
libsolv0-dev is:
This dependency solver code in this package is based on two major, but independent, blocks:
- Using a dictionary approach to store and retrieve package and dependency information.
- Using satisfiability, a well known and researched topic, for resolving package dependencies.
This package contains development files for libsolv.
There are three methods to install libsolv0-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 libsolv0-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 libsolv0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsolv0-dev
Install libsolv0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsolv0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsolv0-dev
Install libsolv0-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 libsolv0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsolv0-dev
How To Uninstall libsolv0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsolv0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsolv0-dev
Uninstall libsolv0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsolv0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsolv0-dev
Remove libsolv0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsolv0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsolv0-dev
Remove libsolv0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsolv0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsolv0-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolv0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
