How To Install mklibs-copy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mklibs-copy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mklibs-copy
mklibs-copy is:
mklibs-copy produces a minimal set of shared libraries that contain only the libs which are required by a particular set of executables.
There are three methods to install mklibs-copy 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 mklibs-copy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mklibs-copy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mklibs-copy
Install mklibs-copy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mklibs-copy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mklibs-copy
Install mklibs-copy 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 mklibs-copy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mklibs-copy
How To Uninstall mklibs-copy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mklibs-copy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mklibs-copy
Uninstall mklibs-copy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mklibs-copy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mklibs-copy
Remove mklibs-copy Configurations and Data
To remove mklibs-copy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mklibs-copy
Remove mklibs-copy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mklibs-copy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mklibs-copy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mklibs-copy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
