How To Install libresvg-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libresvg-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libresvg-dev
libresvg-dev is:
libresvg is a library to render SVG files based on a static SVG Full 1.1 subset. It is a fast, small, portable, multiple backend SVG library designed for edge-cases.
libresvg supports Cairo and Qt backends.
This package provides development files for libresvg.
There are three methods to install libresvg-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libresvg-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 libresvg-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libresvg-dev
Install libresvg-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libresvg-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libresvg-dev
Install libresvg-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 libresvg-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libresvg-dev
How To Uninstall libresvg-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libresvg-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libresvg-dev
Uninstall libresvg-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libresvg-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libresvg-dev
Remove libresvg-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libresvg-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libresvg-dev
Remove libresvg-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libresvg-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libresvg-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libresvg-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.