How To Install libtar-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtar-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtar-dev
libtar-dev is:
Contains static library, headers, example code and development manpages for libtar
There are three methods to install libtar-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 libtar-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 libtar-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtar-dev
Install libtar-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtar-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtar-dev
Install libtar-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 libtar-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtar-dev
How To Uninstall libtar-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtar-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtar-dev
Uninstall libtar-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtar-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtar-dev
Remove libtar-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtar-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtar-dev
Remove libtar-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtar-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtar-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtar-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
