How To Install libaudit1 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaudit1 on Ubuntu 22.04. libaudit1 is Dynamic library for security auditing

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaudit1 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libaudit1

libaudit1 is:

The audit-libs package contains the dynamic libraries needed for applications to use the audit framework. It is used to monitor systems for security related events.

There are three methods to install libaudit1 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 libaudit1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libaudit1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libaudit1

Install libaudit1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libaudit1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libaudit1

Install libaudit1 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 libaudit1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libaudit1

How To Uninstall libaudit1 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libaudit1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libaudit1

Uninstall libaudit1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libaudit1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaudit1

Remove libaudit1 Configurations and Data

To remove libaudit1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libaudit1

Remove libaudit1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libaudit1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaudit1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaudit1 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.