How To Install libpng-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpng-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libpng-dev
libpng-dev is:
libpng is a library implementing an interface for reading and writing PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format files.
This package contains the header and development files needed to build programs and packages using libpng.
There are three methods to install libpng-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 libpng-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 libpng-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpng-dev
Install libpng-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpng-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpng-dev
Install libpng-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 libpng-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpng-dev
How To Uninstall libpng-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libpng-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpng-dev
Uninstall libpng-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpng-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpng-dev
Remove libpng-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpng-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpng-dev
Remove libpng-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpng-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpng-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpng-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
