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