How To Install libsoprano4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoprano4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsoprano4
libsoprano4 is:
Soprano is a pluggable RDF storage, parsing, and serialization framework based on Qt 4. Soprano is targeted at desktop applications that need to store RDF data. Its API has been optimized for simplicity and ease of use, while its modular structure allows it to use various different RDF storage implementations as its backend.
This package contains the Soprano core libraries, D-Bus service, parser plugins, and a storage plugin for the Redland RDF Application Framework.
There are three methods to install libsoprano4 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 libsoprano4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsoprano4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsoprano4
Install libsoprano4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsoprano4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsoprano4
Install libsoprano4 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 libsoprano4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsoprano4
How To Uninstall libsoprano4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsoprano4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsoprano4
Uninstall libsoprano4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsoprano4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsoprano4
Remove libsoprano4 Configurations and Data
To remove libsoprano4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsoprano4
Remove libsoprano4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsoprano4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsoprano4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoprano4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
