How To Install libfsxfs-dev 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 libfsxfs-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libfsxfs-dev
libfsxfs-dev is:
libfsxfs is a library to access the SGI X File System (XFS).
This package includes the development support files.
There are three methods to install libfsxfs-dev 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 libfsxfs-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfsxfs-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfsxfs-dev
Install libfsxfs-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfsxfs-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfsxfs-dev
Install libfsxfs-dev 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 libfsxfs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfsxfs-dev
How To Uninstall libfsxfs-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libfsxfs-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfsxfs-dev
Uninstall libfsxfs-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfsxfs-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfsxfs-dev
Remove libfsxfs-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfsxfs-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfsxfs-dev
Remove libfsxfs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfsxfs-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfsxfs-dev
Dependencies
libfsxfs-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfsxfs-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.