How To Install libdirectfb-1.7-7 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdirectfb-1.7-7 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdirectfb-1.7-7
libdirectfb-1.7-7 is:
DirectFB is a graphics library which was designed with embedded systems in mind. It offers maximum hardware accelerated performance at a minimum of resource usage and overhead.
This package contains the shared libraries and drivers.
There are three methods to install libdirectfb-1.7-7 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 libdirectfb-1.7-7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdirectfb-1.7-7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdirectfb-1.7-7
Install libdirectfb-1.7-7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdirectfb-1.7-7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdirectfb-1.7-7
Install libdirectfb-1.7-7 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 libdirectfb-1.7-7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdirectfb-1.7-7
How To Uninstall libdirectfb-1.7-7 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdirectfb-1.7-7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdirectfb-1.7-7
Uninstall libdirectfb-1.7-7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdirectfb-1.7-7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdirectfb-1.7-7
Remove libdirectfb-1.7-7 Configurations and Data
To remove libdirectfb-1.7-7 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdirectfb-1.7-7
Remove libdirectfb-1.7-7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdirectfb-1.7-7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdirectfb-1.7-7
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdirectfb-1.7-7 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
