How To Install libjpgalleg4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjpgalleg4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjpgalleg4-dev
libjpgalleg4-dev is:
This package contains the development headers for libjpgalleg.
This add-on for Allegro will allow you to load and save JPG images using standard Allegro image handling functions as if they were normal bitmaps.
Allegro is a cross-platform library mainly aimed at video game and multimedia programming. It handles common, low-level tasks such as creating windows, accepting user input, loading data, drawing images, playing sounds, etc. and generally abstracting away the underlying platform.
There are three methods to install libjpgalleg4-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 libjpgalleg4-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 libjpgalleg4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjpgalleg4-dev
Install libjpgalleg4-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjpgalleg4-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjpgalleg4-dev
Install libjpgalleg4-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 libjpgalleg4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjpgalleg4-dev
How To Uninstall libjpgalleg4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjpgalleg4-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjpgalleg4-dev
Uninstall libjpgalleg4-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjpgalleg4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjpgalleg4-dev
Remove libjpgalleg4-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libjpgalleg4-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjpgalleg4-dev
Remove libjpgalleg4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjpgalleg4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjpgalleg4-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjpgalleg4-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
