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