How To Install libgif7 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgif7 on Debian 11.
What is libgif7
libgif7 is:
GIFLIB is a package of portable tools and library routines for working with GIF images.
This package contains the library.
There are three methods to install libgif7 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 libgif7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgif7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgif7
Install libgif7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgif7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgif7
Install libgif7 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 libgif7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgif7
How To Uninstall libgif7 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libgif7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgif7
Uninstall libgif7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgif7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgif7
Remove libgif7 Configurations and Data
To remove libgif7 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgif7
Remove libgif7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgif7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgif7
Dependencies
libgif7 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgif7 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
