How To Install liblouisutdml8 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblouisutdml8 on Ubuntu 18.04. liblouisutdml8 is Braille UTDML translation library - shared libs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblouisutdml8 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is liblouisutdml8

liblouisutdml8 is:

liblouisutdml is an extension of liblouisxml, the translator from xml format into transcribed braille, that includes support for Unified Tactile Document Markup Language (UTDML).

This consists essentially of subtrees containing all the braille translations and formatting, plus sometags.

This package contains shared libraries.

There are three methods to install liblouisutdml8 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 liblouisutdml8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install liblouisutdml8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liblouisutdml8

Install liblouisutdml8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install liblouisutdml8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install liblouisutdml8

Install liblouisutdml8 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 liblouisutdml8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liblouisutdml8

How To Uninstall liblouisutdml8 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the liblouisutdml8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liblouisutdml8

Uninstall liblouisutdml8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liblouisutdml8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblouisutdml8

Remove liblouisutdml8 Configurations and Data

To remove liblouisutdml8 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liblouisutdml8

Remove liblouisutdml8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove liblouisutdml8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblouisutdml8

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblouisutdml8 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.