How To Install libsword11v5 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsword11v5 on Ubuntu 18.04. libsword11v5 is API/library for bible software

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsword11v5 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsword11v5

libsword11v5 is:

The SWORD Project is an open source, cross-platform (Linux, Windows, Solaris, MacOSX etc.) API/library for Bible software with a constantly growing list of front-ends (GUI, textmode, web-based, etc.) and a library of over 200 text modules.

This package contains the core libraries for the project. It also contains utilities for generating data modules.

Please read the README.Debian for more information on how to obtain other modules for SWORD.

There are three methods to install libsword11v5 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 libsword11v5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsword11v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsword11v5

Install libsword11v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsword11v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsword11v5

Install libsword11v5 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 libsword11v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsword11v5

How To Uninstall libsword11v5 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsword11v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsword11v5

Uninstall libsword11v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsword11v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsword11v5

Remove libsword11v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libsword11v5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsword11v5

Remove libsword11v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsword11v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsword11v5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsword11v5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.