How To Install libjconv2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjconv2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjconv2
libjconv2 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.
There are three methods to install libjconv2 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 libjconv2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libjconv2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjconv2
Install libjconv2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjconv2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjconv2
Install libjconv2 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 libjconv2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjconv2
How To Uninstall libjconv2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjconv2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjconv2
Uninstall libjconv2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjconv2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjconv2
Remove libjconv2 Configurations and Data
To remove libjconv2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjconv2
Remove libjconv2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjconv2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjconv2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjconv2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
