Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwupdplugin5 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libfwupdplugin5
libfwupdplugin5 is:
fwupd is a daemon to allow session software to update device firmware.
You can either use a GUI software manager like GNOME Software to view and
apply updates, the command-line tool or the system D-Bus interface directly.
Firmware updates are supported for a variety of technologies.
See https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd for details
This package provides the library for the interface between daemon and plugins.
There are three methods to install libfwupdplugin5 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 libfwupdplugin5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfwupdplugin5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfwupdplugin5
Install libfwupdplugin5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfwupdplugin5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfwupdplugin5
Install libfwupdplugin5 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 libfwupdplugin5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfwupdplugin5
How To Uninstall libfwupdplugin5 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libfwupdplugin5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfwupdplugin5
Uninstall libfwupdplugin5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfwupdplugin5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfwupdplugin5
Remove libfwupdplugin5 Configurations and Data
To remove libfwupdplugin5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfwupdplugin5
Remove libfwupdplugin5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfwupdplugin5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfwupdplugin5
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwupdplugin5 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
