How To Install aspic on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install aspic on Debian 11.
What is aspic
aspic is:
Aspic is a program that generates line art images from a text description of a picture that contains commands such as “line”, “box”, “circle”, and “arc”. Aspic’s concept is similar to the “pic” command. Output is either encapsulated PostScript, or Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG). Quite complex pictures can be constructed from Aspic’s primitives, which include facilities for positioning text alongside graphics, and the use of colour.
There are three methods to install aspic 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 aspic Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install aspic using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install aspic
Install aspic Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install aspic using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install aspic
Install aspic 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 aspic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install aspic
How To Uninstall aspic on Debian 11
To uninstall only the aspic package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove aspic
Uninstall aspic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall aspic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove aspic
Remove aspic Configurations and Data
To remove aspic configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge aspic
Remove aspic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove aspic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aspic
Dependencies
aspic have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install aspic package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.