How To Install libexiv2-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexiv2-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libexiv2-dbg
libexiv2-dbg is:
Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command line utility to manage image metadata. It provides fast and easy read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata of images in various formats
This package provides the Exiv2 debug symbols.
There are three methods to install libexiv2-dbg 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 libexiv2-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libexiv2-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libexiv2-dbg
Install libexiv2-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libexiv2-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libexiv2-dbg
Install libexiv2-dbg 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 libexiv2-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libexiv2-dbg
How To Uninstall libexiv2-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libexiv2-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libexiv2-dbg
Uninstall libexiv2-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libexiv2-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexiv2-dbg
Remove libexiv2-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libexiv2-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libexiv2-dbg
Remove libexiv2-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libexiv2-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexiv2-dbg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexiv2-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
