How To Install libiconv-hook1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiconv-hook1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libiconv-hook1 is extension of iconv for libapache-mod-encoding

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiconv-hook1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libiconv-hook1

libiconv-hook1 is:

This code is iconv compatible interface routine for mod_encoding. Taisuke Yamada writes sample code for hooking iconv() for mod_encoding.

In mod_encoding configuration directive, supports following encoding names additionally:

MSSJIS

  • This is almost same as SJIS, but is a Microsoft variant of it.

JA-AUTO-SJIS-MS

  • This is a special converter which does autodetection between UTF-8/JIS/MSSJIS/SJIS/EUC-JP. This itself does not do conversion.

There are three methods to install libiconv-hook1 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 libiconv-hook1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libiconv-hook1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libiconv-hook1

Install libiconv-hook1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libiconv-hook1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libiconv-hook1

Install libiconv-hook1 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 libiconv-hook1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libiconv-hook1

How To Uninstall libiconv-hook1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libiconv-hook1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libiconv-hook1

Uninstall libiconv-hook1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libiconv-hook1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libiconv-hook1

Remove libiconv-hook1 Configurations and Data

To remove libiconv-hook1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libiconv-hook1

Remove libiconv-hook1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libiconv-hook1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libiconv-hook1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiconv-hook1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.