How To Install libprocps8 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 libprocps8 on Ubuntu.
What is libprocps8
libprocps8 is:
The libprocps library is a way of accessing information out of the /proc filesystem.
This package contains the shared libraries necessary to run programs compiled with libprocps.
There are three methods to install libprocps8 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 libprocps8 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libprocps8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libprocps8
Install libprocps8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libprocps8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libprocps8
Install libprocps8 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 libprocps8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libprocps8
How To Uninstall libprocps8 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libprocps8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libprocps8
Uninstall libprocps8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libprocps8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libprocps8
Remove libprocps8 Configurations and Data
To remove libprocps8 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libprocps8
Remove libprocps8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libprocps8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libprocps8
Dependencies
libprocps8 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libprocps8 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.