How To Install argyll-ref on Debian 12

Learn how to install argyll-ref on Debian 12 with this tutorial. argyll-ref is Color Management System, calibrator and profiler (data files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install argyll-ref on Debian 12.

What is argyll-ref

argyll-ref 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 data files for argyll.

There are three methods to install argyll-ref on Debian 12. 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-ref 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-ref using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install argyll-ref

Install argyll-ref Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install argyll-ref

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

sudo aptitude -y install argyll-ref

How To Uninstall argyll-ref on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove argyll-ref

Uninstall argyll-ref And Its Dependencies

To uninstall argyll-ref and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove argyll-ref

Remove argyll-ref Configurations and Data

To remove argyll-ref configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge argyll-ref

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

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

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

Dependencies

argyll-ref have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install argyll-ref package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.