How To Install libgvpr2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgvpr2 on Ubuntu 18.04. libgvpr2 is rich set of graph drawing tools - gvpr library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgvpr2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgvpr2

libgvpr2 is:

Graphviz is a set of graph drawing tools. See the description of the graphviz package for a full description.

This package contains the gvpr library.

There are three methods to install libgvpr2 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 libgvpr2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgvpr2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgvpr2

Install libgvpr2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgvpr2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgvpr2

Install libgvpr2 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 libgvpr2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgvpr2

How To Uninstall libgvpr2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgvpr2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgvpr2

Uninstall libgvpr2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgvpr2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgvpr2

Remove libgvpr2 Configurations and Data

To remove libgvpr2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgvpr2

Remove libgvpr2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgvpr2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgvpr2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgvpr2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.