How To Install libpstoedit-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpstoedit-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpstoedit-dev
libpstoedit-dev is:
pstoedit is a framework for converting Postscript and PDF files to various editable vector graphic formats.
This package contains files to build programs that use libpstoedit.
There are three methods to install libpstoedit-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 libpstoedit-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 libpstoedit-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpstoedit-dev
Install libpstoedit-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpstoedit-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpstoedit-dev
Install libpstoedit-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 libpstoedit-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpstoedit-dev
How To Uninstall libpstoedit-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpstoedit-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpstoedit-dev
Uninstall libpstoedit-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpstoedit-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpstoedit-dev
Remove libpstoedit-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpstoedit-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpstoedit-dev
Remove libpstoedit-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpstoedit-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpstoedit-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpstoedit-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
