How To Install libpotrace-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpotrace-dev
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libpotrace-dev
libpotrace-dev is:
potrace is a utility for tracing a bitmap, which means, transforming a bitmap into a smooth, scalable image.
libpotrace-dev contains header file needed to compile programs that utilize the potrace library.
There are three methods to install libpotrace-dev
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpotrace-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 libpotrace-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpotrace-dev
Install libpotrace-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpotrace-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpotrace-dev
Install libpotrace-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 libpotrace-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpotrace-dev
How To Uninstall libpotrace-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libpotrace-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpotrace-dev
Uninstall libpotrace-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpotrace-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpotrace-dev
Remove libpotrace-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpotrace-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpotrace-dev
Remove libpotrace-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpotrace-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpotrace-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpotrace-dev
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.