How To Install libcharls1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcharls1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcharls1
libcharls1 is:
CharLS is an optimized implementation of the JPEG-LS standard for lossless and near-lossless image compression
JPEG-LS (ISO-14495-1/ITU-T.87) is a standard derived from the Hewlett Packard LOCO algorithm. JPEG LS has low complexity (meaning fast compression) and high compression ratios, similar to JPEG 2000. JPEG-LS is more similar to the old Lossless JPEG than to JPEG 2000, but interestingly the two different techniques result in vastly different performance characteristics.
There are three methods to install libcharls1 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 libcharls1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcharls1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcharls1
Install libcharls1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcharls1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcharls1
Install libcharls1 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 libcharls1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcharls1
How To Uninstall libcharls1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcharls1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcharls1
Uninstall libcharls1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcharls1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcharls1
Remove libcharls1 Configurations and Data
To remove libcharls1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcharls1
Remove libcharls1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcharls1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcharls1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcharls1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
