How To Install gif2apng on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gif2apng on Debian 9.
What is gif2apng
gif2apng is:
This package provides a command line tool for converting images from animated GIF to Animated PNG format.
The Animated Portable Network Graphics (APNG) file format is an extension to the Portable Network Graphics (PNG) specification. It allows for animated PNG files that work similarly to animated GIF files, while retaining backward compatibility with non-animated PNG files and adding support for 8-bit transparency and 24-bit images.
There are three methods to install gif2apng 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 gif2apng Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gif2apng using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gif2apng
Install gif2apng Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gif2apng using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gif2apng
Install gif2apng 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 gif2apng using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gif2apng
How To Uninstall gif2apng on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gif2apng package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gif2apng
Uninstall gif2apng And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gif2apng and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gif2apng
Remove gif2apng Configurations and Data
To remove gif2apng configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gif2apng
Remove gif2apng configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gif2apng configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gif2apng
Dependencies
gif2apng have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gif2apng package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.