How To Install libcompfaceg1 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcompfaceg1 on Debian 9.
What is libcompfaceg1
libcompfaceg1 is:
Converts 48x48 .xbm format (X bitmap) files to a compressed format that can be placed in your X-Face: mail header. Some mailreaders, like exmh will then display this image when the user is reading your mail.
There are three methods to install libcompfaceg1 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcompfaceg1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcompfaceg1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcompfaceg1
Install libcompfaceg1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcompfaceg1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcompfaceg1
Install libcompfaceg1 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 libcompfaceg1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcompfaceg1
How To Uninstall libcompfaceg1 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libcompfaceg1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcompfaceg1
Uninstall libcompfaceg1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcompfaceg1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcompfaceg1
Remove libcompfaceg1 Configurations and Data
To remove libcompfaceg1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcompfaceg1
Remove libcompfaceg1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcompfaceg1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcompfaceg1
Dependencies
libcompfaceg1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcompfaceg1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.