How To Install libmagick++-6.q16-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagick++-6.q16-dev on Debian 9. libmagick++-6.q16-dev is C++ interface to ImageMagick - development files (Q16)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagick++-6.q16-dev on Debian 9.

What is libmagick++-6.q16-dev

libmagick++-6.q16-dev is:

The Magick++ library is a set of C++ wrapper classes that provides access to the ImageMagick package functionality from within a C++ application.

This package includes header files and static libraries needed to compile programs using Magick++.

This version of libmagick++-dev is compiled for a channel depth of 16 bits (Q16).

There are three methods to install libmagick++-6.q16-dev 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 libmagick++-6.q16-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 libmagick++-6.q16-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmagick++-6.q16-dev

Install libmagick++-6.q16-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmagick++-6.q16-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmagick++-6.q16-dev

Install libmagick++-6.q16-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 libmagick++-6.q16-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmagick++-6.q16-dev

How To Uninstall libmagick++-6.q16-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libmagick++-6.q16-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmagick++-6.q16-dev

Uninstall libmagick++-6.q16-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmagick++-6.q16-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmagick++-6.q16-dev

Remove libmagick++-6.q16-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmagick++-6.q16-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmagick++-6.q16-dev

Remove libmagick++-6.q16-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmagick++-6.q16-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmagick++-6.q16-dev

Dependencies

libmagick++-6.q16-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagick++-6.q16-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.