How To Install libbatik-java on Debian 10

Learn how to install libbatik-java on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libbatik-java is xml.apache.org SVG Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbatik-java on Debian 10.

What is libbatik-java

libbatik-java is:

Batik is a toolkit for applications or applets that want to use images in the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format for various purposes, such as viewing, generation or manipulation.

Batik provides several modules to be used in applications:

  • A SVG generator module, usable to export graphics into the SVG format.
  • A SVG processor and SVG Viewing component for integrating SVG viewing.
  • A module to convert SVG to various formats, such as raster images (JPEG, PNG or Tiff) and PS, PDF.

fop is necessary for PDF output of rasterizer.

rhino is necessary for using the SVG browser, squiggle.

For detailed information, go to http://xml.apache.org/batik/

There are three methods to install libbatik-java 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 libbatik-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbatik-java

Install libbatik-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbatik-java

Install libbatik-java 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 libbatik-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbatik-java

How To Uninstall libbatik-java on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libbatik-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbatik-java

Uninstall libbatik-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbatik-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbatik-java

Remove libbatik-java Configurations and Data

To remove libbatik-java configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbatik-java

Remove libbatik-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbatik-java

Dependencies

libbatik-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbatik-java package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.