How To Install libtiff-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtiff-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtiff-dev
libtiff-dev is:
libtiff is a library providing support for the Tag Image File Format (TIFF), a widely used format for storing image data. This package includes the development files, static library, and header files.
This transitional package should be used in Build-Depends to ease the change.
There are three methods to install libtiff-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 libtiff-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 libtiff-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtiff-dev
Install libtiff-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtiff-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtiff-dev
Install libtiff-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 libtiff-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtiff-dev
How To Uninstall libtiff-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtiff-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtiff-dev
Uninstall libtiff-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtiff-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtiff-dev
Remove libtiff-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtiff-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtiff-dev
Remove libtiff-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtiff-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtiff-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtiff-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
