How To Install libimage-size-perl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libimage-size-perl on Debian 9. libimage-size-perl is module for determining image sizes in several common formats

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libimage-size-perl on Debian 9.

What is libimage-size-perl

libimage-size-perl is:

Image::Size is a Perl module capable of determining image sizes from several common formats. It handles XPM, XBM, GIF, JPEG, PNG, MNG, the PPM family of formats (PPM/PGM/PBM), TIFF, FlashMX (Shockwave Flash version 6), WMF/EMF, and more.

It supports additional file types through Image::Magick, and the included “imgsize” script provides access to Image::Size from the shell.

There are three methods to install libimage-size-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 libimage-size-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 libimage-size-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libimage-size-perl

Install libimage-size-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libimage-size-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libimage-size-perl

Install libimage-size-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 libimage-size-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libimage-size-perl

How To Uninstall libimage-size-perl on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libimage-size-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libimage-size-perl

Uninstall libimage-size-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libimage-size-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libimage-size-perl

Remove libimage-size-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libimage-size-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libimage-size-perl

Remove libimage-size-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libimage-size-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libimage-size-perl

Dependencies

libimage-size-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libimage-size-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.