How To Install libhdate1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdate1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libhdate1 is Provides a library that help use Hebrew dates

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdate1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libhdate1

libhdate1 is:

LibHdate is a small C,C++ library for Hebrew dates, holidays, and reading sequence (parasha). It is using the source code from Amos Shapir’s “hdate” package fixed and patched by Nadav Har’El. The Torah reading sequence is from tables by Zvi Har’El.

There are three methods to install libhdate1 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 libhdate1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhdate1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhdate1

Install libhdate1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhdate1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhdate1

Install libhdate1 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 libhdate1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhdate1

How To Uninstall libhdate1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libhdate1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhdate1

Uninstall libhdate1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhdate1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhdate1

Remove libhdate1 Configurations and Data

To remove libhdate1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhdate1

Remove libhdate1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhdate1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhdate1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdate1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.