How To Install libstonith1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstonith1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libstonith1-dev is Reusable cluster development files – libstonith1

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstonith1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libstonith1-dev

libstonith1-dev is:

This package contains the development files of the stonith library from cluster-glue, the reusable cluster components package.

If you are developing with libstonith, you probably want to install this package.

There are three methods to install libstonith1-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 libstonith1-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 libstonith1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libstonith1-dev

Install libstonith1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libstonith1-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libstonith1-dev

Install libstonith1-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 libstonith1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libstonith1-dev

How To Uninstall libstonith1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libstonith1-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libstonith1-dev

Uninstall libstonith1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libstonith1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstonith1-dev

Remove libstonith1-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libstonith1-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libstonith1-dev

Remove libstonith1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libstonith1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstonith1-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstonith1-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.