How To Install libfreeimage-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeimage-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfreeimage-dev
libfreeimage-dev is:
FreeImage is an Open Source C/C++ library project for developers who would like to support popular graphics image formats like PNG, BMP, JPEG, TIFF and others as needed by today’s multimedia applications. FreeImage is easy to use, fast, multithreading safe, and cross-platform (works both with Linux, 32 bit Windows and Mac OS X).
This package contains the headers and static libraries needed to develop programs using FreeImage.
There are three methods to install libfreeimage-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 libfreeimage-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 libfreeimage-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfreeimage-dev
Install libfreeimage-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreeimage-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfreeimage-dev
Install libfreeimage-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 libfreeimage-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfreeimage-dev
How To Uninstall libfreeimage-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfreeimage-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfreeimage-dev
Uninstall libfreeimage-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfreeimage-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreeimage-dev
Remove libfreeimage-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfreeimage-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfreeimage-dev
Remove libfreeimage-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfreeimage-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreeimage-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeimage-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
