How To Install libygl4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libygl4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libygl4-dev
libygl4-dev is:
Ygl is an graphics library that emulates the routines of SGI’s GL (sometimes called IRIS GL). Please note that GL is different from OpenGL. Ygl is very simple to use, and very fast. The 2D routines are built around the standard X11 libraries and reported to be faster than GL itself. This release will also work with FORTRAN code and has been built with 3D support. The library therefore requires the use of the OpenGL libraries.
This package provides the development files.
There are three methods to install libygl4-dev 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 libygl4-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 libygl4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libygl4-dev
Install libygl4-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libygl4-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libygl4-dev
Install libygl4-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 libygl4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libygl4-dev
How To Uninstall libygl4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libygl4-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libygl4-dev
Uninstall libygl4-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libygl4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libygl4-dev
Remove libygl4-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libygl4-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libygl4-dev
Remove libygl4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libygl4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libygl4-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libygl4-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
