How To Install libxpm4 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxpm4
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libxpm4
libxpm4 is:
The X PixMap image format is an extension of the monochrome X BitMap format specified in the X protocol, and is commonly used in traditional X applications.
This package provides runtime support for XPM format.
There are three methods to install libxpm4
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 libxpm4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxpm4
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxpm4
Install libxpm4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxpm4
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxpm4
Install libxpm4 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 libxpm4
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxpm4
How To Uninstall libxpm4 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libxpm4
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxpm4
Uninstall libxpm4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxpm4
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxpm4
Remove libxpm4 Configurations and Data
To remove libxpm4
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxpm4
Remove libxpm4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxpm4
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxpm4
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxpm4
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.