How To Install libksane-data on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libksane-data on Debian 9.
What is libksane-data
libksane-data is:
The KDE scanner library provides an API and widgets for using scanners and other imaging devices supported by SANE.
This package contains the shared data.
There are three methods to install libksane-data 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 libksane-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libksane-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libksane-data
Install libksane-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libksane-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libksane-data
Install libksane-data 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 libksane-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libksane-data
How To Uninstall libksane-data on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libksane-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libksane-data
Uninstall libksane-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libksane-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libksane-data
Remove libksane-data Configurations and Data
To remove libksane-data configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libksane-data
Remove libksane-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libksane-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libksane-data
Dependencies
libksane-data have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libksane-data package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
