How To Install libexif12 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexif12 on Debian 11.
What is libexif12
libexif12 is:
Most digital cameras produce EXIF files, which are JPEG files with extra tags that contain information about the image. The EXIF library allows you to parse an EXIF file and read the data from those tags.
There are three methods to install libexif12 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 libexif12 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libexif12 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libexif12
Install libexif12 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libexif12 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libexif12
Install libexif12 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 libexif12 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libexif12
How To Uninstall libexif12 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libexif12 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libexif12
Uninstall libexif12 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libexif12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexif12
Remove libexif12 Configurations and Data
To remove libexif12 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libexif12
Remove libexif12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libexif12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexif12
Dependencies
libexif12 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexif12 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
