How To Install cairo-perf-utils on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install cairo-perf-utils on Debian 9. cairo-perf-utils is Cairo 2D vector graphics library performance utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cairo-perf-utils on Debian 9.

What is cairo-perf-utils

cairo-perf-utils is:

Cairo is a multi-platform library providing anti-aliased vector-based rendering for multiple target backends.

This package contains a set of utilities for capturing and replaying cairo execution traces using various backends, in order to be able to measure the performance of cairo for real-world applications in a reproducible way.

There are three methods to install cairo-perf-utils 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 cairo-perf-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cairo-perf-utils

Install cairo-perf-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cairo-perf-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cairo-perf-utils

Install cairo-perf-utils 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 cairo-perf-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cairo-perf-utils

How To Uninstall cairo-perf-utils on Debian 9

To uninstall only the cairo-perf-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cairo-perf-utils

Uninstall cairo-perf-utils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cairo-perf-utils

Remove cairo-perf-utils Configurations and Data

To remove cairo-perf-utils configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cairo-perf-utils

Remove cairo-perf-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cairo-perf-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cairo-perf-utils

Dependencies

cairo-perf-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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