How To Install libphonenumber7 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libphonenumber7 on Ubuntu 18.04. libphonenumber7 is parsing/formatting/validating phone numbers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libphonenumber7 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libphonenumber7

libphonenumber7 is:

Google’s common C++ and Java library for parsing, formatting, storing and validating international phone numbers.

This package contains the runtime libraries for C++ users.

There are three methods to install libphonenumber7 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 libphonenumber7 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libphonenumber7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libphonenumber7

Install libphonenumber7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libphonenumber7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libphonenumber7

Install libphonenumber7 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 libphonenumber7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libphonenumber7

How To Uninstall libphonenumber7 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libphonenumber7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libphonenumber7

Uninstall libphonenumber7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libphonenumber7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libphonenumber7

Remove libphonenumber7 Configurations and Data

To remove libphonenumber7 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libphonenumber7

Remove libphonenumber7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libphonenumber7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libphonenumber7

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libphonenumber7 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.