How To Install libolecf-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libolecf-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libolecf-utils
libolecf-utils is:
libolecf is a library to access the OLE 2 Compound File (OLECF) format.
This package contains tools to access data stored in OLECF files: olecfexport, olecfinfo, lecfmount.
There are three methods to install libolecf-utils 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 libolecf-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libolecf-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libolecf-utils
Install libolecf-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libolecf-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libolecf-utils
Install libolecf-utils 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 libolecf-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libolecf-utils
How To Uninstall libolecf-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libolecf-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libolecf-utils
Uninstall libolecf-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libolecf-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libolecf-utils
Remove libolecf-utils Configurations and Data
To remove libolecf-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libolecf-utils
Remove libolecf-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libolecf-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libolecf-utils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libolecf-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
