How To Install libjconv-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjconv-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjconv-dev
libjconv-dev is:
This library provide Japanese Code Conversion capability based on iconv. It is based by application to enlarge number of supported encoding. It is not only for Japanese people, it is used as helper in sylpheed mailer.
This package contains development files.
There are three methods to install libjconv-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 libjconv-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 libjconv-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjconv-dev
Install libjconv-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjconv-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjconv-dev
Install libjconv-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 libjconv-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjconv-dev
How To Uninstall libjconv-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjconv-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjconv-dev
Uninstall libjconv-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjconv-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjconv-dev
Remove libjconv-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libjconv-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjconv-dev
Remove libjconv-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjconv-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjconv-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjconv-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
