How To Install libdirectfb-extra on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdirectfb-extra on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdirectfb-extra
libdirectfb-extra 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 following providers:
- image PNG
- image JPEG
- font FreeType
- system X11
There are three methods to install libdirectfb-extra 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-extra 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-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdirectfb-extra
Install libdirectfb-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdirectfb-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdirectfb-extra
Install libdirectfb-extra 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-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdirectfb-extra
How To Uninstall libdirectfb-extra on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdirectfb-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdirectfb-extra
Uninstall libdirectfb-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdirectfb-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdirectfb-extra
Remove libdirectfb-extra Configurations and Data
To remove libdirectfb-extra configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdirectfb-extra
Remove libdirectfb-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdirectfb-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdirectfb-extra
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdirectfb-extra package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.