How To Install libopenjp3d-tools on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenjp3d-tools on Ubuntu 18.04. libopenjp3d-tools is command-line tools using the JPEG 2000 - 3D library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenjp3d-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libopenjp3d-tools

libopenjp3d-tools is:

This package provides with command-line tools allowing for conversions between several formats and also provides tools for encoding and decoding jpeg 3D formats:

  • opj_jp3d_compress: compress into JP3D volume
  • opj_jp3d_decompress: decompress JP3D volume

There are three methods to install libopenjp3d-tools 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 libopenjp3d-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenjp3d-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenjp3d-tools

Install libopenjp3d-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenjp3d-tools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopenjp3d-tools

Install libopenjp3d-tools 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 libopenjp3d-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenjp3d-tools

How To Uninstall libopenjp3d-tools on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libopenjp3d-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenjp3d-tools

Uninstall libopenjp3d-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenjp3d-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenjp3d-tools

Remove libopenjp3d-tools Configurations and Data

To remove libopenjp3d-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenjp3d-tools

Remove libopenjp3d-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopenjp3d-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenjp3d-tools

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenjp3d-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.