How To Install grokj2k-tools on Debian 12

Learn how to install grokj2k-tools on Debian 12 with this tutorial. grokj2k-tools is command-line tools for the Grok JPEG 2000 library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install grokj2k-tools on Debian 12.

What is grokj2k-tools

grokj2k-tools is:

This package provides command-line tools for conversions between several image formats:

  • grk_decompress: decompress j2k or jp2 file to pgm, ppm, pnm, pam, pgx, tif, bmp, raw, rawl, jpeg or png.
  • grk_compress: encode pgm, ppm, pnm, pam, pgx, tif, bmp, raw, rawl, jpeg or png file to j2k or jp2 file.
  • grk_dump: dump information contained in a j2k or jp2 file.

There are three methods to install grokj2k-tools on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install grokj2k-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install grokj2k-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install grokj2k-tools

Install grokj2k-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install grokj2k-tools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install grokj2k-tools

Install grokj2k-tools 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 grokj2k-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install grokj2k-tools

How To Uninstall grokj2k-tools on Debian 12

To uninstall only the grokj2k-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove grokj2k-tools

Uninstall grokj2k-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall grokj2k-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove grokj2k-tools

Remove grokj2k-tools Configurations and Data

To remove grokj2k-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge grokj2k-tools

Remove grokj2k-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove grokj2k-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grokj2k-tools

Dependencies

grokj2k-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install grokj2k-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.