How To Install libnetpbm9 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetpbm9 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libnetpbm9
libnetpbm9 is:
This package contains shared libraries used to be used by netpbm. Now we’ve switched to a single shared library, look out for libnetpbm10. This package is provided for backward compatibility.
There are three methods to install libnetpbm9 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libnetpbm9 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnetpbm9 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnetpbm9
Install libnetpbm9 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnetpbm9 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnetpbm9
Install libnetpbm9 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 libnetpbm9 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnetpbm9
How To Uninstall libnetpbm9 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libnetpbm9 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnetpbm9
Uninstall libnetpbm9 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnetpbm9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetpbm9
Remove libnetpbm9 Configurations and Data
To remove libnetpbm9 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnetpbm9
Remove libnetpbm9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnetpbm9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetpbm9
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetpbm9 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.