How To Install libblockdev-utils2 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 libblockdev-utils2 on Ubuntu.
What is libblockdev-utils2
libblockdev-utils2 is:
The libblockdev-utils is a library providing utility functions used by the libblockdev library and its plugins.
There are three methods to install libblockdev-utils2 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 libblockdev-utils2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libblockdev-utils2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libblockdev-utils2
Install libblockdev-utils2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libblockdev-utils2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libblockdev-utils2
Install libblockdev-utils2 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 libblockdev-utils2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libblockdev-utils2
How To Uninstall libblockdev-utils2 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libblockdev-utils2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libblockdev-utils2
Uninstall libblockdev-utils2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libblockdev-utils2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libblockdev-utils2
Remove libblockdev-utils2 Configurations and Data
To remove libblockdev-utils2 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libblockdev-utils2
Remove libblockdev-utils2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libblockdev-utils2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libblockdev-utils2
Dependencies
libblockdev-utils2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-utils2 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.