How To Install libsolvext0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolvext0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsolvext0
libsolvext0 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.
Search the internet for ‘sat solver’ to get links to the theory behind it.
Supported package formats:
- rpm/rpm5
- deb
- Arch Linux
- haiku
Supported repository formats:
- rpmmd (primary, filelists, comps, deltainfo/presto, updateinfo)
- susetags, suse product formats
- mandriva/mageia (synthesis, info, files)
- Arch Linux
- red carpet helix format
- haiku
This package contains the libsolv extension library.
There are three methods to install libsolvext0 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 libsolvext0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsolvext0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsolvext0
Install libsolvext0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsolvext0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsolvext0
Install libsolvext0 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 libsolvext0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsolvext0
How To Uninstall libsolvext0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsolvext0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsolvext0
Uninstall libsolvext0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsolvext0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsolvext0
Remove libsolvext0 Configurations and Data
To remove libsolvext0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsolvext0
Remove libsolvext0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsolvext0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsolvext0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolvext0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
