How To Install linux-libc-dev 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 linux-libc-dev on Ubuntu.
What is linux-libc-dev
linux-libc-dev is:
This package provides headers from the Linux kernel. These headers are used by the installed headers for GNU glibc and other system libraries. They are NOT meant to be used to build third-party modules for your kernel. Use linux-headers-* packages for that.
There are three methods to install linux-libc-dev 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 linux-libc-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-libc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linux-libc-dev
Install linux-libc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-libc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linux-libc-dev
Install linux-libc-dev 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 linux-libc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linux-libc-dev
How To Uninstall linux-libc-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the linux-libc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-libc-dev
Uninstall linux-libc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linux-libc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-libc-dev
Remove linux-libc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove linux-libc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linux-libc-dev
Remove linux-libc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linux-libc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-libc-dev
Dependencies
linux-libc-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-libc-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.