How To Install netpbm on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install netpbm on Debian 9. netpbm is Graphics conversion tools between image formats

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install netpbm on Debian 9.

What is netpbm

netpbm is:

Netpbm is a toolkit for manipulation of graphic images, including conversion of images between a variety of different formats. There are over 220 separate tools in the package including converters for more than 80 graphics formats.

There are three methods to install netpbm 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 netpbm Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install netpbm

Install netpbm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install netpbm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install netpbm

Install netpbm 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 netpbm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install netpbm

How To Uninstall netpbm on Debian 9

To uninstall only the netpbm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove netpbm

Uninstall netpbm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall netpbm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove netpbm

Remove netpbm Configurations and Data

To remove netpbm configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge netpbm

Remove netpbm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netpbm

Dependencies

netpbm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install netpbm package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.