How To Install libwebpmux3 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebpmux3 on Ubuntu 18.04. libwebpmux3 is Lossy compression of digital photographic images.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebpmux3 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libwebpmux3

libwebpmux3 is:

Image Compression format, based on the VP8 codec. WebP uses the modern VP8 compression format to deliver efficient compression of images for the web. More than 30% extra gain over optimized JPEG, for same quality, is not unusual.

There are three methods to install libwebpmux3 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 libwebpmux3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwebpmux3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwebpmux3

Install libwebpmux3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwebpmux3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwebpmux3

Install libwebpmux3 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 libwebpmux3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwebpmux3

How To Uninstall libwebpmux3 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libwebpmux3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwebpmux3

Uninstall libwebpmux3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwebpmux3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwebpmux3

Remove libwebpmux3 Configurations and Data

To remove libwebpmux3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwebpmux3

Remove libwebpmux3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwebpmux3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwebpmux3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebpmux3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.