How To Install libsnappy1v5 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 libsnappy1v5 on Ubuntu.
What is libsnappy1v5
libsnappy1v5 is:
Snappy is a compression/decompression library. It does not aim for maximum compression, or compatibility with any other compression library; instead, it aims for very high speeds and reasonable compression.
For instance, compared to the fastest mode of zlib, Snappy is an order of magnitude faster for most inputs, but the resulting compressed files are anywhere from 20% to 100% bigger. On a single core of a Core i7 processor in 64-bit mode, Snappy compresses at about 250 MB/sec or more and decompresses at about 500 MB/sec or more.
There are three methods to install libsnappy1v5 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 libsnappy1v5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsnappy1v5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsnappy1v5
Install libsnappy1v5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsnappy1v5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsnappy1v5
Install libsnappy1v5 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 libsnappy1v5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsnappy1v5
How To Uninstall libsnappy1v5 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libsnappy1v5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsnappy1v5
Uninstall libsnappy1v5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsnappy1v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsnappy1v5
Remove libsnappy1v5 Configurations and Data
To remove libsnappy1v5 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsnappy1v5
Remove libsnappy1v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsnappy1v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsnappy1v5
Dependencies
libsnappy1v5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnappy1v5 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.