How To Install libmagickwand-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagickwand-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmagickwand-dev
libmagickwand-dev is:
This package included the static libraries needed to compile programs using MagickWand.
This is a transitional package to help migrate systems to the new ABI of libmagickwand-6 development files for default channel depth.
This is a dummy package. You can safely purge or remove it.
There are three methods to install libmagickwand-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 libmagickwand-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 libmagickwand-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmagickwand-dev
Install libmagickwand-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmagickwand-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmagickwand-dev
Install libmagickwand-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 libmagickwand-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmagickwand-dev
How To Uninstall libmagickwand-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmagickwand-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmagickwand-dev
Uninstall libmagickwand-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmagickwand-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmagickwand-dev
Remove libmagickwand-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmagickwand-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmagickwand-dev
Remove libmagickwand-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmagickwand-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmagickwand-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagickwand-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
