How To Install libgiftiio-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgiftiio-dev on Debian 9. libgiftiio-dev is IO library for the GIFTI cortical surface data format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgiftiio-dev on Debian 9.

What is libgiftiio-dev

libgiftiio-dev is:

GIFTI is an XML-based file format for cortical surface data. This reference IO implementation is developed by the Neuroimaging Informatics Technology Initiative (NIfTI).

This package provides the header files and static library.

There are three methods to install libgiftiio-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgiftiio-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgiftiio-dev

Install libgiftiio-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgiftiio-dev

Install libgiftiio-dev 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 libgiftiio-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgiftiio-dev

How To Uninstall libgiftiio-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgiftiio-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgiftiio-dev

Uninstall libgiftiio-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgiftiio-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgiftiio-dev

Remove libgiftiio-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgiftiio-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgiftiio-dev

Remove libgiftiio-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgiftiio-dev

Dependencies

libgiftiio-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgiftiio-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.