How To Install libtar0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtar0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtar0
libtar0 is:
libtar allows programs to create, extract and test tar archives. It supports both the strict POSIX tar format and many of the commonly-used GNU extensions.
There are three methods to install libtar0 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 libtar0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtar0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtar0
Install libtar0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtar0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtar0
Install libtar0 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 libtar0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtar0
How To Uninstall libtar0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtar0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtar0
Uninstall libtar0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtar0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtar0
Remove libtar0 Configurations and Data
To remove libtar0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtar0
Remove libtar0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtar0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtar0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtar0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
