How To Install libfreehand-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreehand-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfreehand-dev
libfreehand-dev is:
Libfreehand is library providing ability to interpret and import Adobe/Macromedia drawings into various applications.
This package contains the development files (headers, …)
There are three methods to install libfreehand-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 libfreehand-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 libfreehand-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfreehand-dev
Install libfreehand-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreehand-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfreehand-dev
Install libfreehand-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 libfreehand-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfreehand-dev
How To Uninstall libfreehand-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfreehand-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfreehand-dev
Uninstall libfreehand-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfreehand-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreehand-dev
Remove libfreehand-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfreehand-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfreehand-dev
Remove libfreehand-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfreehand-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreehand-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreehand-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
