How To Install libharfbuzz-gobject0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libharfbuzz-gobject0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libharfbuzz-gobject0 is OpenType text shaping engine ICU backend (GObject library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libharfbuzz-gobject0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libharfbuzz-gobject0

libharfbuzz-gobject0 is:

HarfBuzz is an implementation of the OpenType Layout engine (aka layout engine) and the script-specific logic (aka shaping engine).

This package contains the GObject library, providing wrapper GObject type bindings for all HarfBuzz objects and enums.

There are three methods to install libharfbuzz-gobject0 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 libharfbuzz-gobject0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libharfbuzz-gobject0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libharfbuzz-gobject0

Install libharfbuzz-gobject0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libharfbuzz-gobject0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libharfbuzz-gobject0

Install libharfbuzz-gobject0 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 libharfbuzz-gobject0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libharfbuzz-gobject0

How To Uninstall libharfbuzz-gobject0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libharfbuzz-gobject0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libharfbuzz-gobject0

Uninstall libharfbuzz-gobject0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libharfbuzz-gobject0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libharfbuzz-gobject0

Remove libharfbuzz-gobject0 Configurations and Data

To remove libharfbuzz-gobject0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libharfbuzz-gobject0

Remove libharfbuzz-gobject0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libharfbuzz-gobject0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libharfbuzz-gobject0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libharfbuzz-gobject0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.