How To Install libdevil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdevil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdevil-dev
libdevil-dev is:
Developer’s Image Library (DevIL) is a programmer’s toolkit which can load, save and convert a wide variety of image formats. It also offers basic manipulation and filtering capabilities.
DevIL presents a simple programming interface similar to OpenGL’s, which is easy for a developer to learn and use. Ultimate control of the images is left to the developer.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libdevil-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 libdevil-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 libdevil-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdevil-dev
Install libdevil-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdevil-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdevil-dev
Install libdevil-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 libdevil-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdevil-dev
How To Uninstall libdevil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdevil-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdevil-dev
Uninstall libdevil-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdevil-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdevil-dev
Remove libdevil-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdevil-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdevil-dev
Remove libdevil-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdevil-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdevil-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdevil-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
