How To Install librsvg2-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librsvg2-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is librsvg2-dev
librsvg2-dev is:
The rsvg library is an efficient renderer for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) pictures.
This package provides the necessary development libraries and include files to allow you to develop with librsvg.
Package: librsvg2-dev Architecture: amd64 Version: 2.48.2-1 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: libdevel Source: librsvg Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 180 Depends: gir1.2-rsvg-2.0 (= 2.48.2-1), libcairo2-dev (>= 1.2.0), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev (>= 2.23.5-2), libglib2.0-dev (>= 2.24.0), librsvg2-2 (= 2.48.2-1), librsvg2-common (= 2.48.2-1) Suggests: librsvg2-doc Filename: pool/main/libr/librsvg/librsvg2-dev_2.48.2-1_amd64.deb Size: 31496 MD5sum: 4b6e2e294d73b6f9adcd15d911d993bd SHA1: b550c69d2319ed4e129e7e566928b7f59cd1671a SHA256: da3f93f4fb1ccf3f83913ac88d06d42f1af3f13bcafc18d257dfce49de488e38 Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/LibRsvg Description-en: SAX-based renderer library for SVG files (development) The rsvg library is an efficient renderer for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) pictures.
This package provides the necessary development libraries and include files to allow you to develop with librsvg.
There are three methods to install librsvg2-dev 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 librsvg2-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 librsvg2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librsvg2-dev
Install librsvg2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librsvg2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librsvg2-dev
Install librsvg2-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 librsvg2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librsvg2-dev
How To Uninstall librsvg2-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the librsvg2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librsvg2-dev
Uninstall librsvg2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librsvg2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librsvg2-dev
Remove librsvg2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librsvg2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librsvg2-dev
Remove librsvg2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librsvg2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librsvg2-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librsvg2-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
