How To Install libsnapper5 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 libsnapper5 on Ubuntu.
What is libsnapper5
libsnapper5 is:
Snapper is a tool for Linux filesystem snapshot management. Apart from the obvious creation and deletion of snapshots, it can compare snapshots and revert differences between snapshots. In simple terms, this allows root and non-root users to view older versions of files and revert changes.
This package contains the runtime library for snapper, allowing the development of third-party tools.
There are three methods to install libsnapper5 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 libsnapper5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsnapper5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsnapper5
Install libsnapper5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsnapper5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsnapper5
Install libsnapper5 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 libsnapper5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsnapper5
How To Uninstall libsnapper5 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libsnapper5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsnapper5
Uninstall libsnapper5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsnapper5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsnapper5
Remove libsnapper5 Configurations and Data
To remove libsnapper5 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsnapper5
Remove libsnapper5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsnapper5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsnapper5
Dependencies
libsnapper5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnapper5 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.