How To Install libppd-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libppd-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libppd-dev is postscript PPD file library, development kit

Introduction

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

What is libppd-dev

libppd-dev is:

This package contains the static library and header files used in development of programs that use libppd.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libppd-dev

Install libppd-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libppd-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libppd-dev

How To Uninstall libppd-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libppd-dev

Uninstall libppd-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libppd-dev

Remove libppd-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libppd-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libppd-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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