How To Install libfreeimageplus3-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeimageplus3-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libfreeimageplus3-dbg is C++ wrappers for FreeImage (debugging symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeimageplus3-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libfreeimageplus3-dbg

libfreeimageplus3-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 FreeImagePlus library.

There are three methods to install libfreeimageplus3-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 libfreeimageplus3-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 libfreeimageplus3-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfreeimageplus3-dbg

Install libfreeimageplus3-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfreeimageplus3-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfreeimageplus3-dbg

Install libfreeimageplus3-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 libfreeimageplus3-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfreeimageplus3-dbg

How To Uninstall libfreeimageplus3-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libfreeimageplus3-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfreeimageplus3-dbg

Uninstall libfreeimageplus3-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfreeimageplus3-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreeimageplus3-dbg

Remove libfreeimageplus3-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libfreeimageplus3-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfreeimageplus3-dbg

Remove libfreeimageplus3-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfreeimageplus3-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreeimageplus3-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeimageplus3-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.