How To Install argyll-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install argyll-dbg on Debian 9. argyll-dbg is debugging symbols for argyll

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install argyll-dbg on Debian 9.

What is argyll-dbg

argyll-dbg is:

Argyll is an experimental, open source, ICC compatible color management system. It supports accurate ICC profile creation for scanners, CMYK printers, film recorders and calibration and profiling of displays.

This package contains the debugging symbols for argyll, libicc and libimdi libraries

There are three methods to install argyll-dbg 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 argyll-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install argyll-dbg

Install argyll-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install argyll-dbg

Install argyll-dbg 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 argyll-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install argyll-dbg

How To Uninstall argyll-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the argyll-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove argyll-dbg

Uninstall argyll-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove argyll-dbg

Remove argyll-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove argyll-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge argyll-dbg

Remove argyll-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge argyll-dbg

Dependencies

argyll-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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