How To Install libbibutils-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbibutils-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libbibutils-dev is bibliography file converter, development kit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbibutils-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libbibutils-dev

libbibutils-dev is:

Convert between the following bibliographic data formats: BibTeX, COPAC, EndNote refer, EndNote XML, Pubmed XML, ISI web of science, US Library of Congress MODS, RIS, and Word 2007 bibliography.

This package contains the static library and headers for use by developers.

There are three methods to install libbibutils-dev 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 libbibutils-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbibutils-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbibutils-dev

Install libbibutils-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbibutils-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbibutils-dev

Install libbibutils-dev 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 libbibutils-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbibutils-dev

How To Uninstall libbibutils-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libbibutils-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbibutils-dev

Uninstall libbibutils-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbibutils-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbibutils-dev

Remove libbibutils-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libbibutils-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbibutils-dev

Remove libbibutils-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbibutils-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbibutils-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbibutils-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.