How To Install libguess1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguess1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libguess1 is high-speed character set detection library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguess1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libguess1

libguess1 is:

libguess employs discrete-finite automata to deduce the character set of the input buffer. The advantage of this is that all character sets can be checked in parallel, and quickly.

There are three methods to install libguess1 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 libguess1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libguess1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libguess1

Install libguess1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libguess1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libguess1

Install libguess1 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 libguess1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libguess1

How To Uninstall libguess1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libguess1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libguess1

Uninstall libguess1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libguess1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguess1

Remove libguess1 Configurations and Data

To remove libguess1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libguess1

Remove libguess1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libguess1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libguess1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguess1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.