How To Install libsysfs-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsysfs-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libsysfs-dev
libsysfs-dev is:
The sysfs is a virtual file system found in Linux kernels 2.5+ that provides a tree of system devices. libsysfs provides a stable programming interface to sysfs and eases querying system devices and their attributes.
This package provides everything that is needed for developing programs using libsysfs: C headers, a static library, documentation and example programs.
There are three methods to install libsysfs-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsysfs-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 libsysfs-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsysfs-dev
Install libsysfs-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsysfs-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsysfs-dev
Install libsysfs-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 libsysfs-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsysfs-dev
How To Uninstall libsysfs-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libsysfs-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsysfs-dev
Uninstall libsysfs-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsysfs-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsysfs-dev
Remove libsysfs-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsysfs-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsysfs-dev
Remove libsysfs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsysfs-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsysfs-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsysfs-dev
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.