How To Install libcairo-gobject2 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcairo-gobject2 on Debian 11.
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 11. 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 11
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 11, 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 11 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 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
