How To Install libwebp7 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 libwebp7 on Ubuntu.
What is libwebp7
libwebp7 is:
Image Compression format, based on the VP8 codec. WebP uses the modern VP8 compression format to deliver efficient compression of images for the web. More than 30% extra gain over optimized JPEG, for same quality, is not unusual.
There are three methods to install libwebp7 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 libwebp7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libwebp7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwebp7
Install libwebp7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwebp7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwebp7
Install libwebp7 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 libwebp7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwebp7
How To Uninstall libwebp7 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libwebp7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwebp7
Uninstall libwebp7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwebp7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwebp7
Remove libwebp7 Configurations and Data
To remove libwebp7 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwebp7
Remove libwebp7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwebp7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwebp7
Dependencies
libwebp7 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebp7 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.