How To Install libavif-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavif-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libavif-dev
libavif-dev is:
This library aims to be a friendly, portable C implementation of the AV1 Image File Format as described in https://aomediacodec.github.io/av1-avif/.
This package provides the development files.
There are three methods to install libavif-dev 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 libavif-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libavif-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libavif-dev
Install libavif-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libavif-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libavif-dev
Install libavif-dev 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 libavif-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libavif-dev
How To Uninstall libavif-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libavif-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libavif-dev
Uninstall libavif-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libavif-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavif-dev
Remove libavif-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libavif-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libavif-dev
Remove libavif-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libavif-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavif-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavif-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
