How To Install libg2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libg2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libg2-dev
libg2-dev is:
g2 is an easy to use, portable and powerful 2D graphics library. It provides a comprehensive set of functions for simultaneous generation of graphical output to X11 and graphic formats PNG, JPEG and PostScript. g2 is written in ANSI C and provides Fortran and Perl interfaces.
This package provides static library and header files for g2.
There are three methods to install libg2-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 libg2-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 libg2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libg2-dev
Install libg2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libg2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libg2-dev
Install libg2-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 libg2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libg2-dev
How To Uninstall libg2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libg2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libg2-dev
Uninstall libg2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libg2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libg2-dev
Remove libg2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libg2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libg2-dev
Remove libg2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libg2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libg2-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libg2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
