How To Install libraw16 on Ubuntu 18.04
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.