How To Install libcairo-gobject2 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libcairo-gobject2 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libcairo-gobject2 is Cairo 2D vector graphics library (GObject library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcairo-gobject2 on Debian 10.

What is libcairo-gobject2

libcairo-gobject2 is:

Cairo is a multi-platform library providing anti-aliased vector-based rendering for multiple target backends.

This package contains the GObject library, providing wrapper GObject types for all cairo types.

There are three methods to install libcairo-gobject2 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 libcairo-gobject2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcairo-gobject2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcairo-gobject2

Install libcairo-gobject2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcairo-gobject2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcairo-gobject2

Install libcairo-gobject2 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 libcairo-gobject2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcairo-gobject2

How To Uninstall libcairo-gobject2 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libcairo-gobject2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcairo-gobject2

Uninstall libcairo-gobject2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcairo-gobject2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcairo-gobject2

Remove libcairo-gobject2 Configurations and Data

To remove libcairo-gobject2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcairo-gobject2

Remove libcairo-gobject2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcairo-gobject2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcairo-gobject2

Dependencies

libcairo-gobject2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcairo-gobject2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.