How To Install libzim2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzim2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libzim2
libzim2 is:
ZIM (Zeno IMproved) is an open file format for storing the contents of wiki for offline usage. This file format is primarily focused on providing the contents of Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects for offline use.
zimlib is the standard implementation of ZIM specification, which implements the read and write method for ZIM files.
ZIM is a file format created with focus on extracting and encoding data from Mediawiki for offline use.
Features of zimlib are:
- Native, coded in C++
- Extremely fast
- Minimal footprint
- Minimal dependencies
- Portable on most OS (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X)
There are three methods to install libzim2 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 libzim2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libzim2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzim2
Install libzim2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzim2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzim2
Install libzim2 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 libzim2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzim2
How To Uninstall libzim2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libzim2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzim2
Uninstall libzim2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzim2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzim2
Remove libzim2 Configurations and Data
To remove libzim2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzim2
Remove libzim2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzim2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzim2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzim2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
