How To Install libsysmetrics-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsysmetrics-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsysmetrics-dev
libsysmetrics-dev is:
The tool will show you what is going to be reported and ask for your acknowledgement before uploading it. This information can’t be used to identify a single machine and is presented before being sent to the server.
This package contains development files for applications using the sysmetrics collection and report functionality.
There are three methods to install libsysmetrics-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 libsysmetrics-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 libsysmetrics-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsysmetrics-dev
Install libsysmetrics-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsysmetrics-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsysmetrics-dev
Install libsysmetrics-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 libsysmetrics-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsysmetrics-dev
How To Uninstall libsysmetrics-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsysmetrics-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsysmetrics-dev
Uninstall libsysmetrics-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsysmetrics-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsysmetrics-dev
Remove libsysmetrics-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsysmetrics-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsysmetrics-dev
Remove libsysmetrics-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsysmetrics-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsysmetrics-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsysmetrics-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
