How To Install libfltk1.3 on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfltk1.3 on Ubuntu.

What is `libfltk1.3`

libfltk1.3 is:

This package contains the files necessary for running programs dynamically linked with FLTK.

The Fast Light Toolkit (FLTK) is a cross-platform graphical user interface toolkit originally based on libForms.

There are three methods to install libfltk1.3 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libfltk1.3 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfltk1.3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfltk1.3

Install libfltk1.3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfltk1.3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfltk1.3

Install libfltk1.3 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 libfltk1.3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfltk1.3

How To Uninstall libfltk1.3 on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the libfltk1.3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfltk1.3

Uninstall libfltk1.3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfltk1.3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfltk1.3

Remove libfltk1.3 Configurations and Data

To remove libfltk1.3 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfltk1.3

Remove libfltk1.3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfltk1.3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfltk1.3

Dependencies

libfltk1.3 have the following dependencies:

References

libfltk1.3 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfltk1.3 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.