How To Install libsz2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsz2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsz2
libsz2 is:
Libaec provides fast lossless compression of 1 up to 32 bit wide signed or unsigned integers (samples). Libaec implements Golomb Rice coding as defined in the Space Data System Standard documents 121.0-B-2 [1] and 120.0-G-2[2].
This package provides a free drop-in replacement for the SZIP compression library.
There are three methods to install libsz2 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 libsz2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsz2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsz2
Install libsz2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsz2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsz2
Install libsz2 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 libsz2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsz2
How To Uninstall libsz2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsz2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsz2
Uninstall libsz2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsz2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsz2
Remove libsz2 Configurations and Data
To remove libsz2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsz2
Remove libsz2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsz2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsz2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsz2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
