How To Install libnetpbm10-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetpbm10-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libnetpbm10-dev is Graphics conversion tools development libraries and header files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetpbm10-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libnetpbm10-dev

libnetpbm10-dev is:

This development package contains the library and header files for the pbm, pgm, pnm, and ppm graphics formats.

There are three methods to install libnetpbm10-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 libnetpbm10-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 libnetpbm10-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnetpbm10-dev

Install libnetpbm10-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnetpbm10-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnetpbm10-dev

Install libnetpbm10-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 libnetpbm10-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnetpbm10-dev

How To Uninstall libnetpbm10-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libnetpbm10-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnetpbm10-dev

Uninstall libnetpbm10-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnetpbm10-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetpbm10-dev

Remove libnetpbm10-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libnetpbm10-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnetpbm10-dev

Remove libnetpbm10-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnetpbm10-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetpbm10-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetpbm10-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.