How To Install libxaw3dxft6 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxaw3dxft6 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxaw3dxft6
libxaw3dxft6 is:
Xaw3dxft is an extended version of Xaw3d, developed as part of xpaint with support for UTF8 input and UTF8 encoding of text, and rendering text with the Freetype library and Truetype fonts.
It should be mostly compatible with the original Xaw3d library, except for font management: everything using the old X11 core font routines should be replaced by their freetype equivalents.
There are three methods to install libxaw3dxft6 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 libxaw3dxft6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxaw3dxft6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxaw3dxft6
Install libxaw3dxft6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxaw3dxft6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxaw3dxft6
Install libxaw3dxft6 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 libxaw3dxft6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxaw3dxft6
How To Uninstall libxaw3dxft6 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxaw3dxft6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxaw3dxft6
Uninstall libxaw3dxft6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxaw3dxft6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxaw3dxft6
Remove libxaw3dxft6 Configurations and Data
To remove libxaw3dxft6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxaw3dxft6
Remove libxaw3dxft6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxaw3dxft6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxaw3dxft6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxaw3dxft6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
