How To Install libbibutils2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbibutils2 on Ubuntu 18.04. libbibutils2 is bibliography file converter, shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbibutils2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libbibutils2

libbibutils2 is:

Convert between the following bibliographic data formats: BibTeX, COPAC, EndNote refer, EndNote XML, Pubmed XML, ISI web of science, US Library of Congress MODS, RIS, and Word 2007 bibliography.

This package contains the shared library doing most of the work

There are three methods to install libbibutils2 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libbibutils2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbibutils2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbibutils2

Install libbibutils2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbibutils2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbibutils2

Install libbibutils2 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 libbibutils2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbibutils2

How To Uninstall libbibutils2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libbibutils2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbibutils2

Uninstall libbibutils2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbibutils2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbibutils2

Remove libbibutils2 Configurations and Data

To remove libbibutils2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbibutils2

Remove libbibutils2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbibutils2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbibutils2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbibutils2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.