How To Install libgegl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgegl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgegl-dev
libgegl-dev is:
GEGL (Generic Graphics Library) is a graph based image processing framework.
GEGL’s original design was made to scratch GIMP’s itches for a new compositing and processing core. This core is being designed to have minimal dependencies and a simple well defined API.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libgegl-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 libgegl-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 libgegl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgegl-dev
Install libgegl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgegl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgegl-dev
Install libgegl-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 libgegl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgegl-dev
How To Uninstall libgegl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgegl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgegl-dev
Uninstall libgegl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgegl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgegl-dev
Remove libgegl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgegl-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgegl-dev
Remove libgegl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgegl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgegl-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgegl-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
