How To Install libwraster5 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwraster5 on Debian 9.
What is libwraster5
libwraster5 is:
This library is used to manipulate images and convert them to a format that can be displayed through the X window system. Read the wraster.h header for an idea of what is available
There are three methods to install libwraster5 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 libwraster5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libwraster5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwraster5
Install libwraster5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwraster5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwraster5
Install libwraster5 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 libwraster5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwraster5
How To Uninstall libwraster5 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libwraster5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwraster5
Uninstall libwraster5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwraster5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwraster5
Remove libwraster5 Configurations and Data
To remove libwraster5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwraster5
Remove libwraster5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwraster5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwraster5
Dependencies
libwraster5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwraster5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
