How To Install libaio1 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaio1 on Ubuntu 22.04. libaio1 is Linux kernel AIO access library - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaio1 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libaio1

libaio1 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 shared library.

There are three methods to install libaio1 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 libaio1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libaio1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libaio1

Install libaio1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libaio1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libaio1

Install libaio1 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 libaio1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libaio1

How To Uninstall libaio1 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libaio1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libaio1

Uninstall libaio1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libaio1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaio1

Remove libaio1 Configurations and Data

To remove libaio1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libaio1

Remove libaio1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libaio1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaio1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaio1 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.