How To Install libheif1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libheif1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libheif1
libheif1 is:
libheif is an ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder. HEIF is a new image file format employing HEVC (h.265) image coding for the best compression ratios currently possible.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libheif1 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 libheif1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libheif1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libheif1
Install libheif1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libheif1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libheif1
Install libheif1 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 libheif1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libheif1
How To Uninstall libheif1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libheif1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libheif1
Uninstall libheif1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libheif1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libheif1
Remove libheif1 Configurations and Data
To remove libheif1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libheif1
Remove libheif1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libheif1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libheif1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libheif1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
