How To Install giza-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install giza-dev on Debian 10.
What is giza-dev
giza-dev is:
Giza is a lightweight scientific plotting library built on top of cairo that provides uniform output to multiple devices. Giza also provides a drop-in, modern replacement for the PGPLOT graphics library.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install giza-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install giza-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install giza-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install giza-dev
Install giza-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install giza-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install giza-dev
Install giza-dev 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 giza-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install giza-dev
How To Uninstall giza-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the giza-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove giza-dev
Uninstall giza-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall giza-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove giza-dev
Remove giza-dev Configurations and Data
To remove giza-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge giza-dev
Remove giza-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove giza-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge giza-dev
Dependencies
giza-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install giza-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.