How To Install gimp-dcraw on Debian 10

Learn how to install gimp-dcraw on Debian 10 with this tutorial. gimp-dcraw is GIMP plug-in for loading RAW digital photos

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-dcraw on Debian 10.

What is gimp-dcraw

gimp-dcraw is:

This is a plug-in for the GIMP which uses dcraw to load the RAW format files used by certain digital cameras (see dcraw for supported models). It is by the same author as dcraw itself.

There are three methods to install gimp-dcraw on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gimp-dcraw Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gimp-dcraw using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gimp-dcraw

Install gimp-dcraw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gimp-dcraw using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gimp-dcraw

Install gimp-dcraw 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gimp-dcraw using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gimp-dcraw

How To Uninstall gimp-dcraw on Debian 10

To uninstall only the gimp-dcraw package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gimp-dcraw

Uninstall gimp-dcraw And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gimp-dcraw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gimp-dcraw

Remove gimp-dcraw Configurations and Data

To remove gimp-dcraw configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gimp-dcraw

Remove gimp-dcraw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gimp-dcraw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gimp-dcraw

Dependencies

gimp-dcraw have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-dcraw package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.