How To Install libmatio9 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatio9 on Ubuntu 20.04. libmatio9 is Library to read and write Matlab MAT files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatio9 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libmatio9

libmatio9 is:

matio is an ISO C library for reading and writing Matlab MAT files.

This package contains the shared version of the library.

There are three methods to install libmatio9 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmatio9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmatio9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmatio9

Install libmatio9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmatio9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmatio9

Install libmatio9 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 libmatio9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmatio9

How To Uninstall libmatio9 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libmatio9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmatio9

Uninstall libmatio9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmatio9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmatio9

Remove libmatio9 Configurations and Data

To remove libmatio9 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmatio9

Remove libmatio9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmatio9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmatio9

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatio9 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.