How To Install libpixelif-common on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpixelif-common on Ubuntu 18.04. libpixelif-common is Provides localization and font data for libpixelif

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpixelif-common on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libpixelif-common

libpixelif-common is:

This package is required by all packages which are using libpixelif. It’s usually not necessary to install this package manually and should be normally installed as a dependency for another package.

There are three methods to install libpixelif-common 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 libpixelif-common Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpixelif-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpixelif-common

Install libpixelif-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpixelif-common

Install libpixelif-common 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 libpixelif-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpixelif-common

How To Uninstall libpixelif-common on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libpixelif-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpixelif-common

Uninstall libpixelif-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpixelif-common

Remove libpixelif-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpixelif-common

Remove libpixelif-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpixelif-common

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Summary

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