How To Install libzimg2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzimg2 on Debian 12.
What is libzimg2
libzimg2 is:
The “z” library implements the commonly required image processing basics of scaling, colorspace conversion, and depth conversion. A simple API enables conversion between any supported formats to operate with minimal knowledge from the programmer.
This package constains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libzimg2 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libzimg2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libzimg2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzimg2
Install libzimg2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzimg2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzimg2
Install libzimg2 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 libzimg2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzimg2
How To Uninstall libzimg2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libzimg2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzimg2
Uninstall libzimg2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzimg2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzimg2
Remove libzimg2 Configurations and Data
To remove libzimg2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzimg2
Remove libzimg2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzimg2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzimg2
Dependencies
libzimg2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzimg2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
