How To Install libgpp4-0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpp4-0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgpp4-0
libgpp4-0 is:
The goal of the ggp4 project is to provide a standalone replacement for the CCP4 library for macromolecular crystallography. The library performs a number of common tasks in standardized manner. These tasks include file opening, parsing keyworded input, and reading and writing of standard data formats for electron density maps and X-Ray diffraction data. Programs may call this library to ensure compatibility with the CCP4 program suite, as well as a similar look-and-feel.
This package provides a shared library needed to run programs that have been linked to libgpp4.so.
There are three methods to install libgpp4-0 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 libgpp4-0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpp4-0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgpp4-0
Install libgpp4-0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpp4-0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgpp4-0
Install libgpp4-0 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 libgpp4-0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgpp4-0
How To Uninstall libgpp4-0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgpp4-0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgpp4-0
Uninstall libgpp4-0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgpp4-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgpp4-0
Remove libgpp4-0 Configurations and Data
To remove libgpp4-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgpp4-0
Remove libgpp4-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgpp4-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgpp4-0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpp4-0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
