How To Install libzlcore0.13 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzlcore0.13 on Ubuntu 18.04. libzlcore0.13 is ZLibrary cross-platform development library (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzlcore0.13 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libzlcore0.13

libzlcore0.13 is:

This is 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 libzlcore0.13 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 libzlcore0.13 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libzlcore0.13 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzlcore0.13

Install libzlcore0.13 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libzlcore0.13 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libzlcore0.13

Install libzlcore0.13 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 libzlcore0.13 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzlcore0.13

How To Uninstall libzlcore0.13 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libzlcore0.13 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzlcore0.13

Uninstall libzlcore0.13 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzlcore0.13 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzlcore0.13

Remove libzlcore0.13 Configurations and Data

To remove libzlcore0.13 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzlcore0.13

Remove libzlcore0.13 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libzlcore0.13 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzlcore0.13

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzlcore0.13 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.