How To Install libcairo2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcairo2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcairo2-dev
libcairo2-dev is:
Cairo is a multi-platform library providing anti-aliased vector-based rendering for multiple target backends.
This package contains the development libraries, header files needed by programs that want to compile with Cairo.
There are three methods to install libcairo2-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 libcairo2-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 libcairo2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcairo2-dev
Install libcairo2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcairo2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcairo2-dev
Install libcairo2-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 libcairo2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcairo2-dev
How To Uninstall libcairo2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcairo2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcairo2-dev
Uninstall libcairo2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcairo2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcairo2-dev
Remove libcairo2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcairo2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcairo2-dev
Remove libcairo2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcairo2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcairo2-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcairo2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
