How To Install chafa on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install chafa on Debian 11.
What is chafa
chafa is:
Chafa is a command-line utility that converts all kinds of images, including animated image formats like GIFs, into ANSI/Unicode character output that can be displayed in a terminal.
It is highly configurable, with support for alpha transparency and multiple color modes and color spaces, combining a range of Unicode characters for optimal output.
The core functionality is provided by a C library with a public, well-documented API.
This package ships the command line tool.
There are three methods to install chafa on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install chafa Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install chafa using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install chafa
Install chafa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install chafa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install chafa
Install chafa 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 chafa using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install chafa
How To Uninstall chafa on Debian 11
To uninstall only the chafa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove chafa
Uninstall chafa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall chafa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove chafa
Remove chafa Configurations and Data
To remove chafa configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge chafa
Remove chafa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove chafa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chafa
Dependencies
chafa have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install chafa package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
