Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfvde-utils on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libfvde-utils
libfvde-utils is:
The FVDE format is used by Mac OS X, as of Lion, to encrypt data on a
storage media volume.
This package contains tools to access data stored in FVDE containers:
fvdeinfo, fvdemount, fvdewipekey.
There are three methods to install libfvde-utils on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfvde-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfvde-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfvde-utils
Install libfvde-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfvde-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfvde-utils
Install libfvde-utils 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 libfvde-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfvde-utils
How To Uninstall libfvde-utils on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libfvde-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfvde-utils
Uninstall libfvde-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfvde-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfvde-utils
Remove libfvde-utils Configurations and Data
To remove libfvde-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfvde-utils
Remove libfvde-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfvde-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfvde-utils
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfvde-utils package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
