How To Install libsdl2-gfx-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl2-gfx-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsdl2-gfx-doc
libsdl2-gfx-doc is:
The SDL2_gfx library is an extension to the SDL2 library which provides basic antialiased drawing routines such as lines, circles or polygons, an interpolating rotozoomer for SDL2 surfaces, framerate control and MMX image filters.
This package contains the documentation to program with the SDL2_gfx library.
There are three methods to install libsdl2-gfx-doc 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 libsdl2-gfx-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsdl2-gfx-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsdl2-gfx-doc
Install libsdl2-gfx-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsdl2-gfx-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsdl2-gfx-doc
Install libsdl2-gfx-doc 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 libsdl2-gfx-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsdl2-gfx-doc
How To Uninstall libsdl2-gfx-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsdl2-gfx-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsdl2-gfx-doc
Uninstall libsdl2-gfx-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsdl2-gfx-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsdl2-gfx-doc
Remove libsdl2-gfx-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libsdl2-gfx-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsdl2-gfx-doc
Remove libsdl2-gfx-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsdl2-gfx-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsdl2-gfx-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl2-gfx-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
