How To Install ntfs-3g-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ntfs-3g-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ntfs-3g-dev
ntfs-3g-dev is:
NTFS-3G uses FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) to provide support for the NTFS filesystem used by Microsoft Windows.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install ntfs-3g-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 ntfs-3g-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 ntfs-3g-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ntfs-3g-dev
Install ntfs-3g-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ntfs-3g-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ntfs-3g-dev
Install ntfs-3g-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 ntfs-3g-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ntfs-3g-dev
How To Uninstall ntfs-3g-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ntfs-3g-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ntfs-3g-dev
Uninstall ntfs-3g-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ntfs-3g-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ntfs-3g-dev
Remove ntfs-3g-dev Configurations and Data
To remove ntfs-3g-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ntfs-3g-dev
Remove ntfs-3g-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ntfs-3g-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ntfs-3g-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ntfs-3g-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
