How To Install libpfs-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpfs-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libpfs-dev
libpfs-dev is:
PFS is a high-dynamic range (HDR) image format. It is an attempt to integrate existing file formats by providing a simple data format that can be used to exchange data between applications. This library can be used to write custom applications that can integrate with the existing pfstools programs.
This package contains the header files and the static library.
There are three methods to install libpfs-dev
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 libpfs-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 libpfs-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpfs-dev
Install libpfs-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpfs-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpfs-dev
Install libpfs-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 libpfs-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpfs-dev
How To Uninstall libpfs-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libpfs-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpfs-dev
Uninstall libpfs-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpfs-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpfs-dev
Remove libpfs-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpfs-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpfs-dev
Remove libpfs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpfs-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpfs-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpfs-dev
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.