How To Install libaio-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libaio-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libaio-dev
libaio-dev is:
This library enables userspace to use Linux kernel asynchronous I/O system calls, important for the performance of databases and other advanced applications.
This package contains the static library and the header files.
There are three methods to install libaio-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libaio-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 libaio-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libaio-dev
Install libaio-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libaio-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libaio-dev
Install libaio-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 libaio-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libaio-dev
How To Uninstall libaio-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libaio-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libaio-dev
Uninstall libaio-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libaio-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaio-dev
Remove libaio-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libaio-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libaio-dev
Remove libaio-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libaio-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaio-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libaio-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
