How To Install udevil on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install udevil on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is udevil
udevil is:
udevil mounts and unmounts removable devices and network shares without requiring a password (set suid), shows device information and monitors device changes. It includes the devmon automounting script.
There are three methods to install udevil 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 udevil Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install udevil using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install udevil
Install udevil Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install udevil using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install udevil
Install udevil 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 udevil using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install udevil
How To Uninstall udevil on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the udevil package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove udevil
Uninstall udevil And Its Dependencies
To uninstall udevil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove udevil
Remove udevil Configurations and Data
To remove udevil configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge udevil
Remove udevil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove udevil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge udevil
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install udevil package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
