How To Install libbsd0 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbsd0 on Ubuntu 22.04. libbsd0 is utility functions from BSD systems - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbsd0 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libbsd0

libbsd0 is:

This library provides some C functions such as strlcpy() that are commonly available on BSD systems but not on others like GNU systems.

For a detailed list of the provided functions, please see the libbsd-dev package description.

There are three methods to install libbsd0 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 libbsd0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbsd0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbsd0

Install libbsd0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbsd0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbsd0

Install libbsd0 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 libbsd0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbsd0

How To Uninstall libbsd0 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libbsd0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbsd0

Uninstall libbsd0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbsd0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbsd0

Remove libbsd0 Configurations and Data

To remove libbsd0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbsd0

Remove libbsd0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbsd0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbsd0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbsd0 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.