How To Install libfdisk1 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 libfdisk1 on Ubuntu.
What is libfdisk1
libfdisk1 is:
The libfdisk library is used for manipulating partition tables. It is the core of the fdisk, cfdisk, and sfdisk tools.
There are three methods to install libfdisk1 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 libfdisk1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfdisk1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfdisk1
Install libfdisk1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfdisk1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfdisk1
Install libfdisk1 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 libfdisk1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfdisk1
How To Uninstall libfdisk1 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libfdisk1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfdisk1
Uninstall libfdisk1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfdisk1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfdisk1
Remove libfdisk1 Configurations and Data
To remove libfdisk1 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfdisk1
Remove libfdisk1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfdisk1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfdisk1
Dependencies
libfdisk1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdisk1 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.