Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liballegro-ttf5.2 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is liballegro-ttf5.2
liballegro-ttf5.2 is:
This package provides the ttf addon for the Allegro 5 library. This addon
allows you to load and use ttf fonts in your Allegro 5 programs.
Allegro is a cross-platform library intended for use in computer games
and other types of multimedia programming. Allegro 5 is the latest major
revision of the library, designed to take advantage of modern hardware
(e.g. hardware acceleration using 3D cards) and operating systems.
Although it is not backwards compatible with earlier versions, it still
occupies the same niche and retains a familiar style.
There are three methods to install liballegro-ttf5.2 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install liballegro-ttf5.2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install liballegro-ttf5.2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liballegro-ttf5.2
Install liballegro-ttf5.2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install liballegro-ttf5.2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liballegro-ttf5.2
Install liballegro-ttf5.2 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 liballegro-ttf5.2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liballegro-ttf5.2
How To Uninstall liballegro-ttf5.2 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the liballegro-ttf5.2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liballegro-ttf5.2
Uninstall liballegro-ttf5.2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liballegro-ttf5.2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liballegro-ttf5.2
Remove liballegro-ttf5.2 Configurations and Data
To remove liballegro-ttf5.2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liballegro-ttf5.2
Remove liballegro-ttf5.2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liballegro-ttf5.2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liballegro-ttf5.2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liballegro-ttf5.2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
