How To Install libtcd0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtcd0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtcd0
libtcd0 is:
libtcd provides a software API for reading and writing Tide Constituent Database (TCD) files.
The TCD file format and schema are used by XTide to retrieve constituent definitions (speeds, equilibrium arguments, and node factors), harmonic constants, subordinate station offsets and associated metadata for use in generating tide predictions.
There are three methods to install libtcd0 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 libtcd0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtcd0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtcd0
Install libtcd0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtcd0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtcd0
Install libtcd0 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 libtcd0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtcd0
How To Uninstall libtcd0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtcd0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtcd0
Uninstall libtcd0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtcd0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtcd0
Remove libtcd0 Configurations and Data
To remove libtcd0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtcd0
Remove libtcd0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtcd0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtcd0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtcd0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
