How To Install libparted2 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 369 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libparted2 on Ubuntu.
What is libparted2
libparted2 is:
GNU Parted is a program that allows you to create, destroy, resize, move, and copy disk partitions. This is useful for creating space for new operating systems, reorganizing disk usage, and copying data to new hard disks.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libparted2 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 libparted2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libparted2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libparted2
Install libparted2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libparted2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libparted2
Install libparted2 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 libparted2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libparted2
How To Uninstall libparted2 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libparted2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libparted2
Uninstall libparted2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libparted2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libparted2
Remove libparted2 Configurations and Data
To remove libparted2 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libparted2
Remove libparted2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libparted2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libparted2
Dependencies
libparted2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libparted2 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.