How To Install libwinpr2-2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwinpr2-2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libwinpr2-2
libwinpr2-2 is:
WinPR is a spin-off project of FreeRDP which aims at providing a portable implementation of important portions of the Windows API. Just like FreeRDP, WinPR is released under the Apache license. Unlike Wine, WinPR does not provide binary compatibility, and does not require applications to be built for Windows. Instead, WinPR provides API compatibility for applications targeting non-Windows environments. When on Windows, the original native API is being used instead of the equivalent WinPR implementation, without having to modify the code using it.
This package contains the WinPR shared library.
There are three methods to install libwinpr2-2 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 libwinpr2-2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libwinpr2-2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwinpr2-2
Install libwinpr2-2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwinpr2-2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwinpr2-2
Install libwinpr2-2 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 libwinpr2-2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwinpr2-2
How To Uninstall libwinpr2-2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libwinpr2-2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwinpr2-2
Uninstall libwinpr2-2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwinpr2-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwinpr2-2
Remove libwinpr2-2 Configurations and Data
To remove libwinpr2-2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwinpr2-2
Remove libwinpr2-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwinpr2-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwinpr2-2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwinpr2-2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
