How To Install libtiffxx5 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 libtiffxx5 on Ubuntu.
What is libtiffxx5
libtiffxx5 is:
libtiff is a library providing support for the Tag Image File Format (TIFF), a widely used format for storing image data. This package includes the shared library for the experimental C++ interfaces.
There are three methods to install libtiffxx5 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 libtiffxx5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtiffxx5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtiffxx5
Install libtiffxx5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtiffxx5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtiffxx5
Install libtiffxx5 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 libtiffxx5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtiffxx5
How To Uninstall libtiffxx5 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libtiffxx5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtiffxx5
Uninstall libtiffxx5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtiffxx5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtiffxx5
Remove libtiffxx5 Configurations and Data
To remove libtiffxx5 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtiffxx5
Remove libtiffxx5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtiffxx5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtiffxx5
Dependencies
libtiffxx5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtiffxx5 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.