How To Install libopenexr23 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenexr23 on Debian 10.
What is libopenexr23
libopenexr23 is:
OpenEXR is a high dynamic-range (HDR) image file format developed by Industrial Light & Magic for use in computer imaging applications.
OpenEXR’s features include: * Higher dynamic range and colour precision than existing 8- and 10-bit image file formats. * Support for the “half” 16-bit floating-point pixel format. * Multiple lossless image compression algorithms. Some of the included codecs can achieve 2:1 lossless compression ratios on images with film grain. * Extensibility. New compression codecs and image types can easily be added by extending the C++ classes included in the OpenEXR software distribution. New image attributes (strings, vectors, integers, etc.) can be added to OpenEXR image headers without affecting backward compatibility with existing OpenEXR applications.
This package contains the following shared library: * IlmImf - a library that reads and writes OpenEXR images.
There are three methods to install libopenexr23 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libopenexr23 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenexr23 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenexr23
Install libopenexr23 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenexr23 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenexr23
Install libopenexr23 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 libopenexr23 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenexr23
How To Uninstall libopenexr23 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libopenexr23 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenexr23
Uninstall libopenexr23 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenexr23 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenexr23
Remove libopenexr23 Configurations and Data
To remove libopenexr23 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenexr23
Remove libopenexr23 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenexr23 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenexr23
Dependencies
libopenexr23 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenexr23 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
