How To Install xpaint-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xpaint-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xpaint-dev
xpaint-dev is:
XPaint is a program suitable for producing simple graphics. This package contains the headers and other development files not included in the main xpaint package. Install this if you wish to compile programs that use the libxaw3dxft library.
There are three methods to install xpaint-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 xpaint-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 xpaint-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xpaint-dev
Install xpaint-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xpaint-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xpaint-dev
Install xpaint-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 xpaint-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xpaint-dev
How To Uninstall xpaint-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xpaint-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xpaint-dev
Uninstall xpaint-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xpaint-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xpaint-dev
Remove xpaint-dev Configurations and Data
To remove xpaint-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xpaint-dev
Remove xpaint-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xpaint-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xpaint-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xpaint-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
