How To Install libaec0 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libaec0 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libaec0
libaec0 is:
Libaec provides fast lossless compression of 1 up to 32 bit wide signed or unsigned integers (samples). The library achieves best results for low entropy data as often encountered in space imaging instrument data or numerical model output from weather or climate simulations. While floating point representations are not directly supported, they can also be efficiently coded by grouping exponents and mantissa.
Libaec implements Golomb Rice coding as defined in the Space Data System Standard documents 121.0-B-2 [1] and 120.0-G-2[2].
There are three methods to install libaec0 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libaec0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libaec0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libaec0
Install libaec0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libaec0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libaec0
Install libaec0 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 libaec0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libaec0
How To Uninstall libaec0 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libaec0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libaec0
Uninstall libaec0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libaec0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaec0
Remove libaec0 Configurations and Data
To remove libaec0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libaec0
Remove libaec0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libaec0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaec0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libaec0 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
