How To Install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev
libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev is:
The GDK Pixbuf library provides:
- Image loading and saving facilities.
- Fast scaling and compositing of pixbufs.
- Simple animation loading (ie. animated GIFs)
This package contains the header files which are needed for using GDK Pixbuf.
There are three methods to install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-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 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-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 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev
Install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev
Install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-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 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev
How To Uninstall libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev
Uninstall libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev
Remove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev
Remove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
