How To Install libgdraw6 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdraw6 on Ubuntu 20.04. libgdraw6 is font editor - runtime graphics and widget library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdraw6 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libgdraw6

libgdraw6 is:

FontForge is a font editor. Use it to create, edit and convert fonts in OpenType, TrueType, UFO, CID-keyed, Multiple Master, and many other formats.

This package contains the graphics and widget runtime library. Task: ubuntustudio-publishing

There are three methods to install libgdraw6 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 libgdraw6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgdraw6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgdraw6

Install libgdraw6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgdraw6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgdraw6

Install libgdraw6 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 libgdraw6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgdraw6

How To Uninstall libgdraw6 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libgdraw6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgdraw6

Uninstall libgdraw6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgdraw6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdraw6

Remove libgdraw6 Configurations and Data

To remove libgdraw6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgdraw6

Remove libgdraw6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgdraw6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdraw6

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdraw6 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.