How To Install libjpeg-turbo8 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjpeg-turbo8 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjpeg-turbo8
libjpeg-turbo8 is:
Runtime library supporting the Independent JPEG Group’s standard for JPEG files.
This package contains the shared library which is a drop in replacement for libjpeg8, which has better performance than standard libjpeg by use of SIMD and other optimizations.
There are three methods to install libjpeg-turbo8 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 libjpeg-turbo8 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libjpeg-turbo8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjpeg-turbo8
Install libjpeg-turbo8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjpeg-turbo8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjpeg-turbo8
Install libjpeg-turbo8 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 libjpeg-turbo8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjpeg-turbo8
How To Uninstall libjpeg-turbo8 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjpeg-turbo8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjpeg-turbo8
Uninstall libjpeg-turbo8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjpeg-turbo8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjpeg-turbo8
Remove libjpeg-turbo8 Configurations and Data
To remove libjpeg-turbo8 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjpeg-turbo8
Remove libjpeg-turbo8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjpeg-turbo8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjpeg-turbo8
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjpeg-turbo8 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.