How To Install figtoipe on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install figtoipe on Debian 11. figtoipe is convert FIG files to XML files for ipe

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install figtoipe on Debian 11.

What is figtoipe

figtoipe is:

Ipe is a drawing editor for creating figures, provided in package ipe.

Figtoipe is a program that reads FIG files (as generated by xfig) and generates an XML file readable by Ipe.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install figtoipe

Install figtoipe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install figtoipe

Install figtoipe 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 figtoipe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install figtoipe

How To Uninstall figtoipe on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove figtoipe

Uninstall figtoipe And Its Dependencies

To uninstall figtoipe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove figtoipe

Remove figtoipe Configurations and Data

To remove figtoipe configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge figtoipe

Remove figtoipe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge figtoipe

Dependencies

figtoipe have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install figtoipe package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.