How To Install lib2geom-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lib2geom-dev on Debian 12.
What is lib2geom-dev
lib2geom-dev is:
2Geom is a C++ 2D geometry library geared towards robust processing of computational geometry data associated with vector graphics. The primary design consideration is ease of use and clarity. It is dual-licensed under LGPL 2.1 and MPL 1.1.
The library is descended from a set of geometric routines present in Inkscape, a vector graphics editor based around the Scalable Vector Graphics format, the most widespread vector graphics interchange format on the Web and a W3C Recommendation. Due to this legacy, not all parts of the API form a coherent whole (yet).
Rendering is outside the scope of this library, and it is assumed something like libcairo or similar is employed for this. 2geom concentrates on higher level algorithms and geometric computations.
This package contains the development files needed to build against 2geom.
There are three methods to install lib2geom-dev 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 lib2geom-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 lib2geom-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lib2geom-dev
Install lib2geom-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lib2geom-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lib2geom-dev
Install lib2geom-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 lib2geom-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lib2geom-dev
How To Uninstall lib2geom-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the lib2geom-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lib2geom-dev
Uninstall lib2geom-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lib2geom-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lib2geom-dev
Remove lib2geom-dev Configurations and Data
To remove lib2geom-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lib2geom-dev
Remove lib2geom-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lib2geom-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lib2geom-dev
Dependencies
lib2geom-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lib2geom-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
