How To Install libilmbase-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libilmbase-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libilmbase-dev
libilmbase-dev is:
This package provides the development files for IlmBase, a set of utility libraries released by ILM and used by OpenEXR. Install this package if you want to compile a program that makes use of these libraries.
There are three methods to install libilmbase-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 libilmbase-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 libilmbase-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libilmbase-dev
Install libilmbase-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libilmbase-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libilmbase-dev
Install libilmbase-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 libilmbase-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libilmbase-dev
How To Uninstall libilmbase-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libilmbase-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libilmbase-dev
Uninstall libilmbase-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libilmbase-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libilmbase-dev
Remove libilmbase-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libilmbase-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libilmbase-dev
Remove libilmbase-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libilmbase-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libilmbase-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libilmbase-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
