How To Install libpopt0 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 libpopt0 on Ubuntu.
What is libpopt0
libpopt0 is:
Popt was heavily influenced by the getopt() and getopt_long() functions, but it allows more powerful argument expansion. It can parse arbitrary argv[] style arrays and automatically set variables based on command line arguments. It also allows command line arguments to be aliased via configuration files and includes utility functions for parsing arbitrary strings into argv[] arrays using shell-like rules.
This package contains the runtime library and locale data.
There are three methods to install libpopt0 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 libpopt0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpopt0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpopt0
Install libpopt0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpopt0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpopt0
Install libpopt0 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 libpopt0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpopt0
How To Uninstall libpopt0 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libpopt0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpopt0
Uninstall libpopt0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpopt0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpopt0
Remove libpopt0 Configurations and Data
To remove libpopt0 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpopt0
Remove libpopt0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpopt0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpopt0
Dependencies
libpopt0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpopt0 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.