How To Install libimlib2-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libimlib2-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libimlib2-dev is image loading, rendering, saving library (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libimlib2-dev on Debian 12.

What is `libimlib2-dev`

libimlib2-dev is:

Imlib2 is a library that does image file loading and saving as well as rendering, manipulation, arbitrary polygon support, etc.

It does ALL of these operations FAST. Imlib2 also tries to be highly intelligent about doing them, so writing naive programs can be done easily, without sacrificing speed.

This package provides the development files (ie. includes, static library, manual pages) that allow one to build software which uses imlib2.

There are three methods to install libimlib2-dev 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 libimlib2-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libimlib2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libimlib2-dev

Install libimlib2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libimlib2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libimlib2-dev

Install libimlib2-dev 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 libimlib2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libimlib2-dev

How To Uninstall libimlib2-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libimlib2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libimlib2-dev

Uninstall libimlib2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libimlib2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libimlib2-dev

Remove libimlib2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libimlib2-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libimlib2-dev

Remove libimlib2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libimlib2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libimlib2-dev

Dependencies

libimlib2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libimlib2-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.