Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfuse-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libfuse-dev
libfuse-dev is:
Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) is a simple interface for userspace programs to
export a virtual filesystem to the Linux kernel. It also aims to provide a
secure method for non privileged users to create and mount their own filesystem
implementations.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libfuse-dev 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 libfuse-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 libfuse-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfuse-dev
Install libfuse-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfuse-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfuse-dev
Install libfuse-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 libfuse-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfuse-dev
How To Uninstall libfuse-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libfuse-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfuse-dev
Uninstall libfuse-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfuse-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfuse-dev
Remove libfuse-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfuse-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfuse-dev
Remove libfuse-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfuse-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfuse-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfuse-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
