How To Install libnetpbm9-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetpbm9-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnetpbm9-dev
libnetpbm9-dev is:
This development package contains the library and header files for the pbm, pgm, pnm, and ppm graphics formats, if the split and now deprecated libraries are used.
This package is provided for backward compatibility.
There are three methods to install libnetpbm9-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 libnetpbm9-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 libnetpbm9-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnetpbm9-dev
Install libnetpbm9-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnetpbm9-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnetpbm9-dev
Install libnetpbm9-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 libnetpbm9-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnetpbm9-dev
How To Uninstall libnetpbm9-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnetpbm9-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnetpbm9-dev
Uninstall libnetpbm9-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnetpbm9-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetpbm9-dev
Remove libnetpbm9-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnetpbm9-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnetpbm9-dev
Remove libnetpbm9-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnetpbm9-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetpbm9-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetpbm9-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
