How To Install libg20 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 libg20 on Ubuntu.
What is libg20
libg20 is:
g2 is an easy to use, portable and powerful 2D graphics library. It provides a comprehensive set of functions for simultaneous generation of graphical output to X11 and graphic formats PNG, JPEG and PostScript. g2 is written in ANSI C and provides Fortran and Perl interfaces.
There are three methods to install libg20 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 libg20 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libg20 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libg20
Install libg20 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libg20 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libg20
Install libg20 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 libg20 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libg20
How To Uninstall libg20 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libg20 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libg20
Uninstall libg20 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libg20 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libg20
Remove libg20 Configurations and Data
To remove libg20 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libg20
Remove libg20 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libg20 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libg20
Dependencies
libg20 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libg20 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.