How To Install libblkid1 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libblkid1 on Ubuntu.
What is libblkid1
libblkid1 is:
The blkid library allows system programs such as fsck and mount to quickly and easily find block devices by filesystem UUID or label. This allows system administrators to avoid specifying filesystems by hard-coded device names and use a logical naming system instead.
There are three methods to install libblkid1 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libblkid1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libblkid1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libblkid1
Install libblkid1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libblkid1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libblkid1
Install libblkid1 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 libblkid1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libblkid1
How To Uninstall libblkid1 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libblkid1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libblkid1
Uninstall libblkid1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libblkid1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libblkid1
Remove libblkid1 Configurations and Data
To remove libblkid1 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libblkid1
Remove libblkid1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libblkid1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libblkid1
Dependencies
libblkid1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libblkid1 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.