How To Install libjpeg-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjpeg-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. libjpeg-dev is Independent JPEG Groups JPEG runtime library (dependency package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjpeg-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libjpeg-dev

libjpeg-dev is:

This package will always depend on the current default JPEG library development package version.

There are three methods to install libjpeg-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libjpeg-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 libjpeg-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjpeg-dev

Install libjpeg-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjpeg-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjpeg-dev

Install libjpeg-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 libjpeg-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjpeg-dev

How To Uninstall libjpeg-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libjpeg-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjpeg-dev

Uninstall libjpeg-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjpeg-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjpeg-dev

Remove libjpeg-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libjpeg-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjpeg-dev

Remove libjpeg-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjpeg-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjpeg-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjpeg-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.