How To Install libzulucrypt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzulucrypt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libzulucrypt-dev is development files for libzulucrypt-1.2.0

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzulucrypt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libzulucrypt-dev

libzulucrypt-dev is:

zulucrypt is a suite of applications for creating and managing volumes encrypted with luks, plain, truecrypt and veracrypt.

This package provides the development files for the libzulucrypt library.

There are three methods to install libzulucrypt-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 libzulucrypt-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 libzulucrypt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzulucrypt-dev

Install libzulucrypt-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libzulucrypt-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libzulucrypt-dev

Install libzulucrypt-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 libzulucrypt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzulucrypt-dev

How To Uninstall libzulucrypt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libzulucrypt-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzulucrypt-dev

Uninstall libzulucrypt-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzulucrypt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzulucrypt-dev

Remove libzulucrypt-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libzulucrypt-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzulucrypt-dev

Remove libzulucrypt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libzulucrypt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzulucrypt-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzulucrypt-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.