How To Install libxpm-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxpm-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libxpm-dev
libxpm-dev 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 contains the development headers for the libxpm4 library. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
There are three methods to install libxpm-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 libxpm-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 libxpm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxpm-dev
Install libxpm-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxpm-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxpm-dev
Install libxpm-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 libxpm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxpm-dev
How To Uninstall libxpm-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libxpm-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxpm-dev
Uninstall libxpm-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxpm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxpm-dev
Remove libxpm-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxpm-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxpm-dev
Remove libxpm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxpm-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxpm-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxpm-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
