How To Install libcharls2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcharls2 on Debian 10.
What is libcharls2
libcharls2 is:
CharLS is an optimized implementation of the JPEG-LS standard for lossless and near-lossless image compression
JPEG-LS (ISO-14495-1/ITU-T.87) is a standard derived from the Hewlett Packard LOCO algorithm. JPEG LS has low complexity (meaning fast compression) and high compression ratios, similar to JPEG 2000. JPEG-LS is more similar to the old Lossless JPEG than to JPEG 2000, but interestingly the two different techniques result in vastly different performance characteristics.
There are three methods to install libcharls2 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 libcharls2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcharls2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcharls2
Install libcharls2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcharls2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcharls2
Install libcharls2 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 libcharls2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcharls2
How To Uninstall libcharls2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libcharls2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcharls2
Uninstall libcharls2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcharls2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcharls2
Remove libcharls2 Configurations and Data
To remove libcharls2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcharls2
Remove libcharls2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcharls2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcharls2
Dependencies
libcharls2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcharls2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
