How To Install liblockfile-bin 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 liblockfile-bin on Ubuntu.
What is liblockfile-bin
liblockfile-bin is:
This package contains support binaries for the liblockfile library, and the command-line utility ``dotlockfile’'.
There are three methods to install liblockfile-bin 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 liblockfile-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install liblockfile-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liblockfile-bin
Install liblockfile-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install liblockfile-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liblockfile-bin
Install liblockfile-bin 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 liblockfile-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liblockfile-bin
How To Uninstall liblockfile-bin on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the liblockfile-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liblockfile-bin
Uninstall liblockfile-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liblockfile-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblockfile-bin
Remove liblockfile-bin Configurations and Data
To remove liblockfile-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liblockfile-bin
Remove liblockfile-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liblockfile-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblockfile-bin
Dependencies
liblockfile-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblockfile-bin package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.