How To Install elpa-svg-lib on Debian 12

Learn how to install elpa-svg-lib on Debian 12 with this tutorial. elpa-svg-lib is SVG tags, progress bars & icons for Emacs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-svg-lib on Debian 12.

What is elpa-svg-lib

elpa-svg-lib is:

This library can be used to generate SVG elements for Emacs user interfaces, including tags, progress bars and icons.

The default size of an icon is exactly 2x1 characters such that it can be inserted in text without disturbing alignment.

There are three methods to install elpa-svg-lib 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 elpa-svg-lib Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-svg-lib

Install elpa-svg-lib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install elpa-svg-lib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install elpa-svg-lib

Install elpa-svg-lib 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 elpa-svg-lib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-svg-lib

How To Uninstall elpa-svg-lib on Debian 12

To uninstall only the elpa-svg-lib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove elpa-svg-lib

Uninstall elpa-svg-lib And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-svg-lib

Remove elpa-svg-lib Configurations and Data

To remove elpa-svg-lib configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-svg-lib

Remove elpa-svg-lib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove elpa-svg-lib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-svg-lib

Dependencies

elpa-svg-lib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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