How To Install libgdchart-gd2-xpm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdchart-gd2-xpm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgdchart-gd2-xpm
libgdchart-gd2-xpm is:
A library for generating nice 2d and 3d graphs with the use of GD.
This is the runtime package of the library, built against GD 2.x library and with XPM (X pixmap) support.
There are three methods to install libgdchart-gd2-xpm 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 libgdchart-gd2-xpm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdchart-gd2-xpm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgdchart-gd2-xpm
Install libgdchart-gd2-xpm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdchart-gd2-xpm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgdchart-gd2-xpm
Install libgdchart-gd2-xpm 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 libgdchart-gd2-xpm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgdchart-gd2-xpm
How To Uninstall libgdchart-gd2-xpm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgdchart-gd2-xpm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgdchart-gd2-xpm
Uninstall libgdchart-gd2-xpm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgdchart-gd2-xpm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdchart-gd2-xpm
Remove libgdchart-gd2-xpm Configurations and Data
To remove libgdchart-gd2-xpm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgdchart-gd2-xpm
Remove libgdchart-gd2-xpm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgdchart-gd2-xpm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdchart-gd2-xpm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdchart-gd2-xpm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
