How To Install libvhdi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvhdi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvhdi-dev
libvhdi-dev is:
libvhdi is a library to access the Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) image format.
This package includes the development support files.
There are three methods to install libvhdi-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 libvhdi-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 libvhdi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvhdi-dev
Install libvhdi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvhdi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvhdi-dev
Install libvhdi-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 libvhdi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvhdi-dev
How To Uninstall libvhdi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvhdi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvhdi-dev
Uninstall libvhdi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvhdi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvhdi-dev
Remove libvhdi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvhdi-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvhdi-dev
Remove libvhdi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvhdi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvhdi-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvhdi-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
