How To Install libcupsfilters-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcupsfilters-dev on Debian 10.
What is libcupsfilters-dev
libcupsfilters-dev is:
This library contains functions commonly used by the CUPS filters in the OpenPrinting CUPS filters package, currently functions to read several different image formats and to convert bitmaps between different color spaces.
This package contains the header files to develop applications (CUPS filters, printer drivers) using libcupsfilters.
There are three methods to install libcupsfilters-dev 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 libcupsfilters-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcupsfilters-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcupsfilters-dev
Install libcupsfilters-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcupsfilters-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcupsfilters-dev
Install libcupsfilters-dev 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 libcupsfilters-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcupsfilters-dev
How To Uninstall libcupsfilters-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libcupsfilters-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcupsfilters-dev
Uninstall libcupsfilters-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcupsfilters-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcupsfilters-dev
Remove libcupsfilters-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcupsfilters-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcupsfilters-dev
Remove libcupsfilters-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcupsfilters-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcupsfilters-dev
Dependencies
libcupsfilters-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcupsfilters-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.