How To Install libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 on Debian 11.
What is libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0
libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 is:
This package contains a deprecated library to render GdkPixbuf structures to X drawables using Xlib (libX11).
No newly written code should ever use this library.
If your existing code depends on gdk-pixbuf-xlib, then you’re strongly encouraged to port away from it.
There are three methods to install libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 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 libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0
Install libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0
Install libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 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 libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0
How To Uninstall libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0
Uninstall libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0
Remove libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 Configurations and Data
To remove libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0
Remove libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0
Dependencies
libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.