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