How To Install libbinutils on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbinutils on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libbinutils
libbinutils is:
This package includes the private shared libraries libbfd and libopcodes.
There are three methods to install libbinutils 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 libbinutils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbinutils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbinutils
Install libbinutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbinutils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbinutils
Install libbinutils 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 libbinutils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbinutils
How To Uninstall libbinutils on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libbinutils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbinutils
Uninstall libbinutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbinutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbinutils
Remove libbinutils Configurations and Data
To remove libbinutils configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbinutils
Remove libbinutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbinutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbinutils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbinutils package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
