How To Install libept1.6.0 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libept1.6.0 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libept1.6.0
libept1.6.0 is:
The library defines a very minimal framework in which many sources of data about Debian packages can be implemented and queried together.
The library includes four data sources:
- APT: access the APT database
- Debtags: access the Debtags tag information
- Popcon: access Popcon package scores
- The Xapian index built by apt-xapian-index
This is the shared library.
There are three methods to install libept1.6.0 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libept1.6.0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libept1.6.0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libept1.6.0
Install libept1.6.0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libept1.6.0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libept1.6.0
Install libept1.6.0 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 libept1.6.0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libept1.6.0
How To Uninstall libept1.6.0 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libept1.6.0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libept1.6.0
Uninstall libept1.6.0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libept1.6.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libept1.6.0
Remove libept1.6.0 Configurations and Data
To remove libept1.6.0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libept1.6.0
Remove libept1.6.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libept1.6.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libept1.6.0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libept1.6.0 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
