How To Install libyaz5 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 libyaz5 on Ubuntu.
What is libyaz5
libyaz5 is:
YAZ is a toolkit for the development of client and server software built around the ANSI Z39.50 (ISO 23950) standard for information retrieval.
YAZ supports Z39.50-2003 (version 3), SRU versions 1.1 to 2.0, and the industry standard ZOOM API for Z39.50.
This package provides the yaz, yaz-icu and yaz-server libraries.
There are three methods to install libyaz5 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 libyaz5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libyaz5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libyaz5
Install libyaz5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libyaz5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libyaz5
Install libyaz5 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 libyaz5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libyaz5
How To Uninstall libyaz5 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libyaz5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libyaz5
Uninstall libyaz5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libyaz5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libyaz5
Remove libyaz5 Configurations and Data
To remove libyaz5 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libyaz5
Remove libyaz5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libyaz5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libyaz5
Dependencies
libyaz5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libyaz5 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.