How To Install libgegl-common on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgegl-common on Debian 12.
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 12. 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 12
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 12, 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 12 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
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgegl-common package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
