How To Install libx86-1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libx86-1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libx86-1
libx86-1 is:
A library to provide support for making real-mode calls x86 calls. On x86 hardware, vm86 mode is used. On other platforms, x86 emulation is provided.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libx86-1 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 libx86-1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libx86-1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libx86-1
Install libx86-1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libx86-1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libx86-1
Install libx86-1 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 libx86-1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libx86-1
How To Uninstall libx86-1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libx86-1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libx86-1
Uninstall libx86-1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libx86-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx86-1
Remove libx86-1 Configurations and Data
To remove libx86-1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libx86-1
Remove libx86-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libx86-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx86-1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libx86-1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
