How To Install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 on Debian 11. libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 is GDK Pixbuf library (transitional package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 on Debian 11.

What is libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0

libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 is:

The GDK Pixbuf library provides:

  • Image loading and saving facilities.
  • Fast scaling and compositing of pixbufs.
  • Simple animation loading (ie. animated GIFs)

This transitional package depends on the main library libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 and the deprecated Xlib integration library libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0.

Packages that only require the main library should depend on libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 | libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0.

Packages that require the Xlib integration should port away from it, or until that can be done, depend on libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 | libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0.

There are three methods to install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 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-pixbuf2.0-0 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-pixbuf2.0-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0

Install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0

Install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 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-pixbuf2.0-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0

How To Uninstall libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0

Uninstall libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0

Remove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0

Remove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0

Dependencies

libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.