How To Install figtoipe on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install figtoipe on Debian 9.
What is figtoipe
figtoipe is:
Figtoipe is a program that reads FIG files (as generated by xfig) and generates an XML file readable by Ipe.
There are three methods to install figtoipe 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 figtoipe Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install figtoipe using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install figtoipe
Install figtoipe Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install figtoipe using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install figtoipe
Install figtoipe 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 figtoipe using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install figtoipe
How To Uninstall figtoipe on Debian 9
To uninstall only the figtoipe package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove figtoipe
Uninstall figtoipe And Its Dependencies
To uninstall figtoipe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove figtoipe
Remove figtoipe Configurations and Data
To remove figtoipe configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge figtoipe
Remove figtoipe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove figtoipe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge figtoipe
Dependencies
figtoipe have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install figtoipe package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.