How To Install libgd-svg-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgd-svg-perl on Debian 9.
What is libgd-svg-perl
libgd-svg-perl is:
GD::SVG painlessly enables scripts that utilize GD to export scalable vector graphics (SVG). It accomplishes this task by wrapping SVG.pm with GD-styled method calls. To enable this functionality, one need only change the “use GD” call to “use GD::SVG” (and initial “new” method calls).
There are three methods to install libgd-svg-perl on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgd-svg-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgd-svg-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgd-svg-perl
Install libgd-svg-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgd-svg-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgd-svg-perl
Install libgd-svg-perl 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 libgd-svg-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgd-svg-perl
How To Uninstall libgd-svg-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgd-svg-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgd-svg-perl
Uninstall libgd-svg-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgd-svg-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgd-svg-perl
Remove libgd-svg-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libgd-svg-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgd-svg-perl
Remove libgd-svg-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgd-svg-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgd-svg-perl
Dependencies
libgd-svg-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgd-svg-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
