How To Install imgvtopgm on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install imgvtopgm on Debian 11. imgvtopgm is PalmPilot/III Image Conversion utility

Introduction

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

What is imgvtopgm

imgvtopgm is:

This program can convert, compress, and decompress up to 4-bit grayscale images for displaying on the PalmPilot. It can take any pbm, pnm, pgm file generated by the netpbm package and convert it into a suitable image for the Pilot.

Together with netpbm many image formats, including JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF and BMP, could be converted into PDB format. This can be displayed on PalmPilot/III by viewers like “ImageViewer”, “TinyViewer” or “Spec”.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install imgvtopgm

Install imgvtopgm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install imgvtopgm

Install imgvtopgm 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 imgvtopgm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install imgvtopgm

How To Uninstall imgvtopgm on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove imgvtopgm

Uninstall imgvtopgm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove imgvtopgm

Remove imgvtopgm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge imgvtopgm

Remove imgvtopgm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge imgvtopgm

Dependencies

imgvtopgm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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