How To Install libpixman-1-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libpixman-1-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libpixman-1-dev is pixel-manipulation library for X and cairo (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpixman-1-dev on Debian 10.

What is libpixman-1-dev

libpixman-1-dev is:

Development libraries, header files and documentation needed by programs that want to compile with the Cairo/X pixman library.

There are three methods to install libpixman-1-dev 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 libpixman-1-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 libpixman-1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpixman-1-dev

Install libpixman-1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpixman-1-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpixman-1-dev

Install libpixman-1-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 libpixman-1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpixman-1-dev

How To Uninstall libpixman-1-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libpixman-1-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpixman-1-dev

Uninstall libpixman-1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpixman-1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpixman-1-dev

Remove libpixman-1-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpixman-1-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpixman-1-dev

Remove libpixman-1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpixman-1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpixman-1-dev

Dependencies

libpixman-1-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpixman-1-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.