How To Install libgif-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgif-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgif-dev
libgif-dev is:
GIFLIB is a package of portable tools and library routines for working with GIF images.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libgif-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgif-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 libgif-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgif-dev
Install libgif-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgif-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgif-dev
Install libgif-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 libgif-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgif-dev
How To Uninstall libgif-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgif-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgif-dev
Uninstall libgif-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgif-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgif-dev
Remove libgif-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgif-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgif-dev
Remove libgif-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgif-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgif-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgif-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
