How To Install libclipper2v5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclipper2v5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libclipper2v5
libclipper2v5 is:
The aim of the clipper project is to produce a set of object-oriented libraries for the organisation of crystallographic data and the performance of crystallographic computation.
This package contains shared libraries needed to run programs that have been developed using the clipper libraries.
There are three methods to install libclipper2v5 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 libclipper2v5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libclipper2v5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libclipper2v5
Install libclipper2v5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libclipper2v5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libclipper2v5
Install libclipper2v5 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 libclipper2v5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libclipper2v5
How To Uninstall libclipper2v5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libclipper2v5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libclipper2v5
Uninstall libclipper2v5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libclipper2v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclipper2v5
Remove libclipper2v5 Configurations and Data
To remove libclipper2v5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libclipper2v5
Remove libclipper2v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libclipper2v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclipper2v5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclipper2v5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.