How To Install libcairo-5c0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcairo-5c0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcairo-5c0
libcairo-5c0 is:
This package contains a shared library which links to the cairo library using the nickle FFI mechanism.
There are three methods to install libcairo-5c0 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 libcairo-5c0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcairo-5c0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcairo-5c0
Install libcairo-5c0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcairo-5c0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcairo-5c0
Install libcairo-5c0 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 libcairo-5c0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcairo-5c0
How To Uninstall libcairo-5c0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcairo-5c0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcairo-5c0
Uninstall libcairo-5c0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcairo-5c0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcairo-5c0
Remove libcairo-5c0 Configurations and Data
To remove libcairo-5c0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcairo-5c0
Remove libcairo-5c0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcairo-5c0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcairo-5c0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcairo-5c0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
