How To Install libfreeimageplus-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeimageplus-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libfreeimageplus-dev
libfreeimageplus-dev is:
FreeImage is an Open Source C/C++ library project for developers who would like to support popular graphics image formats like PNG, BMP, JPEG, TIFF and others as needed by today’s multimedia applications. FreeImage is easy to use, fast, multithreading safe, and cross-platform (works both with Linux, 32 bit Windows and Mac OS X).
This package contains the headers and static libraries needed to develop programs using FreeImagePlus.
There are three methods to install libfreeimageplus-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfreeimageplus-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 libfreeimageplus-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfreeimageplus-dev
Install libfreeimageplus-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreeimageplus-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfreeimageplus-dev
Install libfreeimageplus-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 libfreeimageplus-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfreeimageplus-dev
How To Uninstall libfreeimageplus-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libfreeimageplus-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfreeimageplus-dev
Uninstall libfreeimageplus-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfreeimageplus-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreeimageplus-dev
Remove libfreeimageplus-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfreeimageplus-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfreeimageplus-dev
Remove libfreeimageplus-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfreeimageplus-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreeimageplus-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeimageplus-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
