How To Install libjpeg62-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjpeg62-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjpeg62-dev
libjpeg62-dev is:
The Independent JPEG Group’s JPEG library is a library for handling JPEG files.
This package contains the static library, headers and documentation for version 6.2.
There are three methods to install libjpeg62-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 libjpeg62-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 libjpeg62-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjpeg62-dev
Install libjpeg62-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjpeg62-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjpeg62-dev
Install libjpeg62-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 libjpeg62-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjpeg62-dev
How To Uninstall libjpeg62-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjpeg62-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjpeg62-dev
Uninstall libjpeg62-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjpeg62-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjpeg62-dev
Remove libjpeg62-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libjpeg62-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjpeg62-dev
Remove libjpeg62-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjpeg62-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjpeg62-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjpeg62-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
