How To Install libgexiv2-2 on Ubuntu 22.04

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In this tutorial we learn how to install libgexiv2-2 on Ubuntu 22.04. libgexiv2-2 is GObject-based wrapper around the Exiv2 library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgexiv2-2 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libgexiv2-2

libgexiv2-2 is:

gexiv2 is a GObject-based wrapper around the Exiv2 library. It makes the basic
features of Exiv2 available to GNOME applications.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libgexiv2-2 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgexiv2-2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgexiv2-2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgexiv2-2

Install libgexiv2-2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgexiv2-2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgexiv2-2

Install libgexiv2-2 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 libgexiv2-2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgexiv2-2

How To Uninstall libgexiv2-2 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libgexiv2-2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgexiv2-2

Uninstall libgexiv2-2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgexiv2-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgexiv2-2

Remove libgexiv2-2 Configurations and Data

To remove libgexiv2-2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgexiv2-2

Remove libgexiv2-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgexiv2-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgexiv2-2

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgexiv2-2 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.

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