How To Install libzlcore-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzlcore-data on Ubuntu 18.04. libzlcore-data is ZLibrary cross-platform development library (support files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzlcore-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libzlcore-data

libzlcore-data is:

This package contains the support files for the core of ZLibrary, the library that the fbreader e-book reader is based on.

ZLibrary is a cross-platform library to build applications running on desktop Linux, Windows, different Linux-based PDAs using this library.

There are three methods to install libzlcore-data 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 libzlcore-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libzlcore-data

Install libzlcore-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libzlcore-data

Install libzlcore-data 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 libzlcore-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzlcore-data

How To Uninstall libzlcore-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libzlcore-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzlcore-data

Uninstall libzlcore-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzlcore-data

Remove libzlcore-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libzlcore-data

Remove libzlcore-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzlcore-data

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Summary

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