How To Install resvg 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 resvg on Ubuntu.
What is resvg
resvg is:
resvg is a command-line utility to render SVG files based on a static SVG Full 1.1 subset. It is a fast, small, portable, multiple backend SVG library designed for edge-cases.
resvg supports Cairo and Qt backends.
There are three methods to install resvg 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 resvg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install resvg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install resvg
Install resvg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install resvg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install resvg
Install resvg 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 resvg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install resvg
How To Uninstall resvg on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the resvg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove resvg
Uninstall resvg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall resvg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove resvg
Remove resvg Configurations and Data
To remove resvg configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge resvg
Remove resvg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove resvg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge resvg
Dependencies
resvg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install resvg package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.