How To Install libpotrace0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpotrace0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpotrace0
libpotrace0 is:
potrace is a utility for tracing a bitmap, which means, transforming a bitmap into a smooth, scalable image.
libpotrace0 contains files needed to run programs that utilize the potrace library.
There are three methods to install libpotrace0 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 libpotrace0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpotrace0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpotrace0
Install libpotrace0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpotrace0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpotrace0
Install libpotrace0 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 libpotrace0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpotrace0
How To Uninstall libpotrace0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpotrace0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpotrace0
Uninstall libpotrace0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpotrace0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpotrace0
Remove libpotrace0 Configurations and Data
To remove libpotrace0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpotrace0
Remove libpotrace0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpotrace0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpotrace0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpotrace0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
