How To Install libkiwix3 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkiwix3 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libkiwix3
libkiwix3 is:
Kiwix is an offline Wikipedia reader. libkiwix provides the software core for Kiwix, and contains the code shared by all Kiwix ports (Windows, Linux, OSX, Android, etc.).
There are three methods to install libkiwix3 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 libkiwix3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libkiwix3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkiwix3
Install libkiwix3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkiwix3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkiwix3
Install libkiwix3 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 libkiwix3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkiwix3
How To Uninstall libkiwix3 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libkiwix3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkiwix3
Uninstall libkiwix3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkiwix3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkiwix3
Remove libkiwix3 Configurations and Data
To remove libkiwix3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkiwix3
Remove libkiwix3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkiwix3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkiwix3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkiwix3 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
