How To Install libtcnative-1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtcnative-1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtcnative-1
libtcnative-1 is:
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There are three methods to install libtcnative-1 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 libtcnative-1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtcnative-1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtcnative-1
Install libtcnative-1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtcnative-1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtcnative-1
Install libtcnative-1 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 libtcnative-1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtcnative-1
How To Uninstall libtcnative-1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtcnative-1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtcnative-1
Uninstall libtcnative-1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtcnative-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtcnative-1
Remove libtcnative-1 Configurations and Data
To remove libtcnative-1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtcnative-1
Remove libtcnative-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtcnative-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtcnative-1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtcnative-1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
