How To Install libixp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libixp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libixp
libixp is:
This is a transitional package to ease upgrades to the libixp-dev package. It can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install libixp 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 libixp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libixp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libixp
Install libixp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libixp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libixp
Install libixp 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 libixp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libixp
How To Uninstall libixp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libixp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libixp
Uninstall libixp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libixp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libixp
Remove libixp Configurations and Data
To remove libixp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libixp
Remove libixp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libixp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libixp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libixp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
