How To Install libstb-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 libstb-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libstb-dev
libstb-dev is:
libstb is a set of single-file libraries for C/C++. The files are dual-licensed under public domain and the MIT license.
It includes the following modules:
- stb_vorbis.c: decode ogg vorbis files from file/memory to float/16-bit signed output
- stb_image.h: image loading/decoding from file/memory: JPG, PNG, TGA, BMP, PSD, GIF, HDR, PIC
- stb_truetype.h: parse, decode, and rasterize characters from truetype fonts
- stb_image_write.h: image writing to disk: PNG, TGA, BMP
- stb_image_resize.h: resize images larger/smaller with good quality
- stb_rect_pack.h: simple 2D rectangle packer with decent quality
- stb_sprintf.h: fast sprintf, snprintf for C/C++
- stretchy_buffer.h: typesafe dynamic array for C (i.e. approximation to vector<>), doesn’t compile as C++
- stb_textedit.h: guts of a text editor for games etc implementing them from scratch
- stb_voxel_render.h: Minecraft-esque voxel rendering “engine” with many more features
- stb_dxt.h: Fabian “ryg” Giesen’s real-time DXT compressor
- stb_perlin.h: revised Perlin noise (3D input, 1D output)
- stb_easy_font.h: quick-and-dirty easy-to-deploy bitmap font for printing frame rate, etc
- stb_tilemap_editor.h: embeddable tilemap editor
- stb_herringbone_wang_tile.h: herringbone Wang tile map generator
- stb_c_lexer.h: simplify writing parsers for C-like languages
- stb_divide.h: more useful 32-bit modulus e.g. “euclidean divide”
- stb_connected_components.h: incrementally compute reachability on grids
- stb.h: helper functions for C, mostly redundant in C++; basically author’s personal stuff
- stb_leakcheck.h: quick-and-dirty malloc/free leak-checking
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libstb-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 libstb-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 libstb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libstb-dev
Install libstb-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libstb-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libstb-dev
Install libstb-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 libstb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libstb-dev
How To Uninstall libstb-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libstb-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libstb-dev
Uninstall libstb-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libstb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstb-dev
Remove libstb-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libstb-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libstb-dev
Remove libstb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libstb-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstb-dev
Dependencies
libstb-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstb-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.