How To Install giflib-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install giflib-dbg on Debian 9. giflib-dbg is library for GIF images (debug)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install giflib-dbg on Debian 9.

What is giflib-dbg

giflib-dbg is:

GIFLIB is a package of portable tools and library routines for working with GIF images.

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install giflib-dbg 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 giflib-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install giflib-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install giflib-dbg

Install giflib-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install giflib-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install giflib-dbg

Install giflib-dbg 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 giflib-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install giflib-dbg

How To Uninstall giflib-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the giflib-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove giflib-dbg

Uninstall giflib-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove giflib-dbg

Remove giflib-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove giflib-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge giflib-dbg

Remove giflib-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove giflib-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge giflib-dbg

Dependencies

giflib-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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