How To Install libgegl-common on Debian 10

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgegl-common on Debian 10.

What is libgegl-common

libgegl-common is:

GEGL (Generic Graphics Library) is a graph based image processing framework.

GEGL’s original design was made to scratch GIMP’s itches for a new compositing and processing core. This core is being designed to have minimal dependencies and a simple well defined API.

This package contains common data files and translations.

There are three methods to install libgegl-common on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgegl-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgegl-common

Install libgegl-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgegl-common

Install libgegl-common 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 libgegl-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgegl-common

How To Uninstall libgegl-common on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libgegl-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgegl-common

Uninstall libgegl-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgegl-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgegl-common

Remove libgegl-common Configurations and Data

To remove libgegl-common configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgegl-common

Remove libgegl-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgegl-common

Dependencies

libgegl-common have the following dependencies:

References

• libgegl-common website
• libgegl-common on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgegl-common package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.