How To Install libsolvext1 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 libsolvext1 on Ubuntu.

What is libsolvext1

libsolvext1 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.

Search the internet for ‘sat solver’ to get links to the theory behind it.

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

This package contains the libsolv extension library.

There are three methods to install libsolvext1 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 libsolvext1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsolvext1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsolvext1

Install libsolvext1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsolvext1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsolvext1

Install libsolvext1 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 libsolvext1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsolvext1

How To Uninstall libsolvext1 on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the libsolvext1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsolvext1

Uninstall libsolvext1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsolvext1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsolvext1

Remove libsolvext1 Configurations and Data

To remove libsolvext1 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsolvext1

Remove libsolvext1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsolvext1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsolvext1

Dependencies

libsolvext1 have the following dependencies:

• libbz2-1.0
• libc6
• libexpat1
• liblzma5
• librpm9
• librpmio9
• libsolv1
• zlib1g

References

• libsolvext1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolvext1 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.