How To Install libjbig2dec0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjbig2dec0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libjbig2dec0 is JBIG2 decoder library - shared libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjbig2dec0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libjbig2dec0

libjbig2dec0 is:

jbig2dec is a decoder library and example utility implementing the JBIG2 bi-level image compression spec. Also known as ITU T.88 and ISO IEC 14492, and included by reference in Adobe’s PDF version 1.4 and later.

This package contains the shared library libjbig2dec.

There are three methods to install libjbig2dec0 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 libjbig2dec0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libjbig2dec0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjbig2dec0

Install libjbig2dec0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjbig2dec0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjbig2dec0

Install libjbig2dec0 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 libjbig2dec0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjbig2dec0

How To Uninstall libjbig2dec0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libjbig2dec0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjbig2dec0

Uninstall libjbig2dec0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjbig2dec0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjbig2dec0

Remove libjbig2dec0 Configurations and Data

To remove libjbig2dec0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjbig2dec0

Remove libjbig2dec0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjbig2dec0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjbig2dec0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjbig2dec0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.