How To Install libffi8 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 libffi8 on Ubuntu.
What is libffi8
libffi8 is:
A foreign function interface is the popular name for the interface that allows code written in one language to call code written in another language.
There are three methods to install libffi8 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 libffi8 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libffi8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libffi8
Install libffi8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libffi8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libffi8
Install libffi8 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 libffi8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libffi8
How To Uninstall libffi8 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libffi8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libffi8
Uninstall libffi8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libffi8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libffi8
Remove libffi8 Configurations and Data
To remove libffi8 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libffi8
Remove libffi8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libffi8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libffi8
Dependencies
libffi8 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libffi8 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.