How To Install libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev on Debian 9. libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev is Generate graphs using the GD library (development version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev on Debian 9.

What is libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev

libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev is:

A library for generating nice 2d and 3d graphs with the use of GD.

This is the full development version of the library, built against GD 2.x library and with XPM (X pixmap) support.

There are three methods to install libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev 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 libgdchart-gd2-xpm-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 libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev

Install libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev

Install libgdchart-gd2-xpm-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 libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev

How To Uninstall libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev

Uninstall libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev

Remove libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev

Remove libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev

Dependencies

libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdchart-gd2-xpm-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.