How to upgrade libfuse-dev from 2.9.2 to 2.9.4 Ubuntu Server 14.04?

Question

I have been trying all day to upgrade my version of libfuse-dev 2.9.2 to libfuse 2.9.4. I am on Ubuntu Server 14.04 (headless) But it seems that it has a TON of dependencies which need to be upgraded first. Libfuse sent me to libfuse2 to update to 2.9.4, then to libc6 etc... I can't upgrade anything without needing to upgrade another dependency. This is getting annoying, and I need to get libfuse-dev to 2.9.4. I have tried forcing installs, installing dependencies one by one, using gdebi, but nothing works. I need help. Please.

Thanks

Answer 1

First, since you are on server, not desktop you need to install all the major packages needed by typing on terminal

sudo apt-get install build-essential

that should install needed packages up to libc6-dev. If it doesn't work, try

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libc6-dev

I also recommend you to remove your current version by typing

sudo apt-get remove libfuse-dev

Second, go to packages.ubuntu.com/it/wily/libfuse-dev (or any other you find)

it has libfuse-dev 2.9.4-1 - then download libfuse2, libpcre3, libpcrecpp0, libpcre3-dev, libselinux1, libsepol1, libsepol1-dev ,libselinux1-dev (install these respectively in their order)

Third open terminal then change directory to where you downloaded them

e.g cd /home/ubuntu/download

Fourth, to install type in terminal, for example,

sudo dpkg -i libfuse2_2.9.4-1ubuntu1_i386.deb

then proceed to installing the others. Dont forget to install them in the above order, libfuse2 then libpcre3...

Fifth, finally install libfuse-dev 2.9.4-1 you downloaded first

And that should do it