How To Install webp on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install webp on Debian 9. webp is Lossy compression of digital photographic images.

Introduction

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

What is webp

webp is:

Image Compression format, based on the VP8 codec. WebP uses the modern VP8 compression format to deliver efficient compression of images for the web. More than 30% extra gain over optimized JPEG, for same quality, is not unusual.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install webp

Install webp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install webp

Install webp 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 webp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install webp

How To Uninstall webp on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove webp

Uninstall webp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove webp

Remove webp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge webp

Remove webp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge webp

Dependencies

webp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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