How To Install libfreeimage3-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeimage3-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfreeimage3-dbg
libfreeimage3-dbg 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 debugging symbols for the FreeImage library.
There are three methods to install libfreeimage3-dbg 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 libfreeimage3-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreeimage3-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfreeimage3-dbg
Install libfreeimage3-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreeimage3-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfreeimage3-dbg
Install libfreeimage3-dbg 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 libfreeimage3-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfreeimage3-dbg
How To Uninstall libfreeimage3-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfreeimage3-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfreeimage3-dbg
Uninstall libfreeimage3-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfreeimage3-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreeimage3-dbg
Remove libfreeimage3-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libfreeimage3-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfreeimage3-dbg
Remove libfreeimage3-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfreeimage3-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreeimage3-dbg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeimage3-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
