How To Install libidn12 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libidn12 on Ubuntu.
What is libidn12
libidn12 is:
GNU Libidn is a fully documented implementation of the Stringprep, Punycode and IDNA specifications. Libidn’s purpose is to encode and decode internationalized domain names. The Nameprep, XMPP, SASLprep, and iSCSI profiles are supported.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libidn12 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libidn12 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libidn12 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libidn12
Install libidn12 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libidn12 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libidn12
Install libidn12 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 libidn12 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libidn12
How To Uninstall libidn12 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libidn12 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libidn12
Uninstall libidn12 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libidn12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libidn12
Remove libidn12 Configurations and Data
To remove libidn12 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libidn12
Remove libidn12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libidn12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libidn12
Dependencies
libidn12 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libidn12 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.