Install GD library and freetype on Linux

Question

I\'m trying to use imagefttext. And I need to have GD library and/or freetype installed. I\'m new to this kind of stuffs, How can I install GD library and freetype in Li

Answer 1

Things are pretty much simpler unless they are made confusing.

To Install GD library in Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install php5-gd

To Install Freetype in Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install libfreetype6-dev:i386