How To Install pkgconf on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pkgconf
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pkgconf
pkgconf is:
pkgconf is a replacement for pkg-config, a system for managing library compile and link flags that works with automake and autoconf.
pkgconf does not bundle any third-party libraries or depend on any third-party libraries.
There are three methods to install pkgconf
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pkgconf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pkgconf
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pkgconf
Install pkgconf Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pkgconf
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pkgconf
Install pkgconf 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 pkgconf
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pkgconf
How To Uninstall pkgconf on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pkgconf
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pkgconf
Uninstall pkgconf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pkgconf
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pkgconf
Remove pkgconf Configurations and Data
To remove pkgconf
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pkgconf
Remove pkgconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pkgconf
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pkgconf
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pkgconf
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.