How To Install libwscodecs1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwscodecs1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libwscodecs1
libwscodecs1 is:
The libwscodecs library provides codec functions for libwireshark10.
There are three methods to install libwscodecs1 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 libwscodecs1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libwscodecs1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwscodecs1
Install libwscodecs1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwscodecs1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwscodecs1
Install libwscodecs1 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 libwscodecs1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwscodecs1
How To Uninstall libwscodecs1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libwscodecs1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwscodecs1
Uninstall libwscodecs1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwscodecs1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwscodecs1
Remove libwscodecs1 Configurations and Data
To remove libwscodecs1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwscodecs1
Remove libwscodecs1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwscodecs1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwscodecs1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwscodecs1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
