How To Install libsolv1 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 libsolv1 on Ubuntu.

What is libsolv1

libsolv1 is:

This dependency solver code in this package is based on two major, but independent, blocks:

1. Using a dictionary approach to store and retrieve package and dependency information.
2. Using satisfiability, a well known and researched topic, for resolving package dependencies.

Supported package formats:

• rpm/rpm5
• deb
• Arch Linux
• haiku

Supported repository formats:

• rpmmd (primary, filelists, comps, deltainfo/presto, updateinfo)
• susetags, suse product formats
• mandriva/mageia (synthesis, info, files)
• Arch Linux
• red carpet helix format
• haiku

There are three methods to install libsolv1 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 libsolv1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsolv1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsolv1

Install libsolv1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsolv1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsolv1

Install libsolv1 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 libsolv1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsolv1

How To Uninstall libsolv1 on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the libsolv1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsolv1

Uninstall libsolv1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsolv1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsolv1

Remove libsolv1 Configurations and Data

To remove libsolv1 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsolv1

Remove libsolv1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsolv1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsolv1

Dependencies

libsolv1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libsolv1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolv1 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.