How To Install libuser1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libuser1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libuser1
libuser1 is:
The libuser library implements a standardized interface for manipulating and administering user and group accounts. The library uses pluggable back-ends to interface to its data sources.
This package contains the shared library itself.
There are three methods to install libuser1 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 libuser1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libuser1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libuser1
Install libuser1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libuser1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libuser1
Install libuser1 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 libuser1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libuser1
How To Uninstall libuser1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libuser1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libuser1
Uninstall libuser1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libuser1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libuser1
Remove libuser1 Configurations and Data
To remove libuser1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libuser1
Remove libuser1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libuser1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libuser1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libuser1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
