How To Install libpixman-1-dev 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 libpixman-1-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libpixman-1-dev
libpixman-1-dev is:
Development libraries, header files and documentation needed by programs that want to compile with the Cairo/X pixman library.
There are three methods to install libpixman-1-dev 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 libpixman-1-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 libpixman-1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpixman-1-dev
Install libpixman-1-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpixman-1-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpixman-1-dev
Install libpixman-1-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 libpixman-1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpixman-1-dev
How To Uninstall libpixman-1-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libpixman-1-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpixman-1-dev
Uninstall libpixman-1-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpixman-1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpixman-1-dev
Remove libpixman-1-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpixman-1-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpixman-1-dev
Remove libpixman-1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpixman-1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpixman-1-dev
Dependencies
libpixman-1-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpixman-1-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.