How To Install yaz on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install yaz on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is yaz
yaz is:
YAZ is a toolkit for the development of client and server software built around the ANSI Z39.50 (ISO 23950) standard for information retrieval.
YAZ supports Z39.50-2003 (version 3), SRU versions 1.1 to 2.0, and the industry standard ZOOM API for Z39.50.
This package provides several utility programs for retrieving and working with data records obtained from URLs and web services.
There are three methods to install yaz on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install yaz Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install yaz using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install yaz
Install yaz Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install yaz using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install yaz
Install yaz 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 yaz using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install yaz
How To Uninstall yaz on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the yaz package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove yaz
Uninstall yaz And Its Dependencies
To uninstall yaz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove yaz
Remove yaz Configurations and Data
To remove yaz configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge yaz
Remove yaz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove yaz configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yaz
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install yaz package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
