How To Install libg20 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libg20 on Ubuntu 18.04. libg20 is g2 2D graphics library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libg20 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libg20

libg20 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.

There are three methods to install libg20 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 libg20 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libg20 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libg20

Install libg20 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libg20 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libg20

Install libg20 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 libg20 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libg20

How To Uninstall libg20 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libg20 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libg20

Uninstall libg20 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libg20 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libg20

Remove libg20 Configurations and Data

To remove libg20 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libg20

Remove libg20 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libg20 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libg20

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libg20 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.