How To Install libwraster6 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwraster6 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libwraster6
libwraster6 is:
This library is used to manipulate images and convert them to a format that can be displayed through the X window system. Read the wraster.h header for an idea of what is available
There are three methods to install libwraster6 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 libwraster6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libwraster6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwraster6
Install libwraster6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwraster6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwraster6
Install libwraster6 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 libwraster6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwraster6
How To Uninstall libwraster6 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libwraster6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwraster6
Uninstall libwraster6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwraster6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwraster6
Remove libwraster6 Configurations and Data
To remove libwraster6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwraster6
Remove libwraster6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwraster6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwraster6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwraster6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
