How To Install libexactimage-perl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexactimage-perl on Debian 9. libexactimage-perl is fast image manipulation library (Perl bindings)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexactimage-perl on Debian 9.

What is libexactimage-perl

libexactimage-perl is:

ExactImage is a fast C++ image processing library. Unlike many other library frameworks it allows operation in several color spaces and bit depths natively, resulting in low memory and computational requirements.

This package contains the Perl bindings.

There are three methods to install libexactimage-perl 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 libexactimage-perl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libexactimage-perl

Install libexactimage-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libexactimage-perl

Install libexactimage-perl 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 libexactimage-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libexactimage-perl

How To Uninstall libexactimage-perl on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libexactimage-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libexactimage-perl

Uninstall libexactimage-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libexactimage-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexactimage-perl

Remove libexactimage-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libexactimage-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libexactimage-perl

Remove libexactimage-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexactimage-perl

Dependencies

libexactimage-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexactimage-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.