How To Install libiptcdata0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiptcdata0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libiptcdata0-dev is Library to parse IPTC metadata (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiptcdata0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libiptcdata0-dev

libiptcdata0-dev is:

libiptcdata is a library, for manipulating the International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) metadata stored within multimedia files such as images. The library provides routines for parsing, viewing, modifying, and saving this metadata.

There are three methods to install libiptcdata0-dev 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 libiptcdata0-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libiptcdata0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libiptcdata0-dev

Install libiptcdata0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libiptcdata0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libiptcdata0-dev

Install libiptcdata0-dev 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 libiptcdata0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libiptcdata0-dev

How To Uninstall libiptcdata0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libiptcdata0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libiptcdata0-dev

Uninstall libiptcdata0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libiptcdata0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libiptcdata0-dev

Remove libiptcdata0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libiptcdata0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libiptcdata0-dev

Remove libiptcdata0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libiptcdata0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libiptcdata0-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiptcdata0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.