How To Install libwv-1.2-4 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 libwv-1.2-4 on Ubuntu.
What is libwv-1.2-4
libwv-1.2-4 is:
wvWare (previously known as mswordview) is a library that allows access to Microsoft Word files. It can load and parse the Word 2000, Word 97, Word 95, and Word 6 file formats. (Work is underway to support reading earlier formats as well: Word 2 documents are converted to plain text.)
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libwv-1.2-4 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 libwv-1.2-4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libwv-1.2-4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwv-1.2-4
Install libwv-1.2-4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwv-1.2-4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwv-1.2-4
Install libwv-1.2-4 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 libwv-1.2-4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwv-1.2-4
How To Uninstall libwv-1.2-4 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libwv-1.2-4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwv-1.2-4
Uninstall libwv-1.2-4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwv-1.2-4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwv-1.2-4
Remove libwv-1.2-4 Configurations and Data
To remove libwv-1.2-4 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwv-1.2-4
Remove libwv-1.2-4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwv-1.2-4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwv-1.2-4
Dependencies
libwv-1.2-4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwv-1.2-4 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.