How to Install libgif-dev software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install libgif-dev software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

libgif-dev software package provides library for GIF images (development), you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install libgif-dev 

libgif-dev is installed in your system.

Make ensure the libgif-dev package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libgif-dev *

You will get with libgif-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table

libgif-dev package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Library development
Package libgif-dev
Version 4.1.6-11
Description library for GIF images (development)
Sub Section libdevel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove libgif-dev software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?