How To Install libmatio4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatio4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmatio4
libmatio4 is:
matio is an ISO C library for reading and writing Matlab MAT files.
This package contains the shared version of the library.
There are three methods to install libmatio4 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 libmatio4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmatio4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmatio4
Install libmatio4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmatio4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmatio4
Install libmatio4 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 libmatio4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmatio4
How To Uninstall libmatio4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmatio4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmatio4
Uninstall libmatio4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmatio4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmatio4
Remove libmatio4 Configurations and Data
To remove libmatio4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmatio4
Remove libmatio4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmatio4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmatio4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatio4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
