How To Install libraw16 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libraw16 on Ubuntu 18.04. libraw16 is raw image decoder library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libraw16 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libraw16

libraw16 is:

LibRaw is a library for reading RAW files obtained from digital photo cameras (CRW/CR2, NEF, RAF, DNG, and others).

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libraw16 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 libraw16 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libraw16 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libraw16

Install libraw16 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libraw16 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libraw16

Install libraw16 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 libraw16 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libraw16

How To Uninstall libraw16 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libraw16 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libraw16

Uninstall libraw16 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libraw16 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libraw16

Remove libraw16 Configurations and Data

To remove libraw16 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libraw16

Remove libraw16 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libraw16 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libraw16

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libraw16 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.