How To Install pseudo 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 pseudo on Ubuntu.
What is pseudo
pseudo is:
The pseudo utility offers a way to run commands in a virtualized “root” environment, allowing ordinary users to run commands which give the illusion of creating device nodes, changing file ownership, and otherwise doing things necessary for creating distribution packages or filesystems.
Pseudo has a lot of similarities to fakeroot but is a new implementation that improves on the problems seen using fakeroot. Pseudo is now extensively used by Poky as a replacement to fakeroot but can also be used standalone in many other use cases.
There are three methods to install pseudo 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 pseudo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pseudo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pseudo
Install pseudo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pseudo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pseudo
Install pseudo 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 pseudo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pseudo
How To Uninstall pseudo on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the pseudo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pseudo
Uninstall pseudo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pseudo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pseudo
Remove pseudo Configurations and Data
To remove pseudo configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pseudo
Remove pseudo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pseudo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pseudo
Dependencies
pseudo have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pseudo package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.