How To Install libgimp2.0 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgimp2.0 on Debian 11. libgimp2.0 is Libraries for the GNU Image Manipulation Program

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgimp2.0 on Debian 11.

What is libgimp2.0

libgimp2.0 is:

This package includes the libgimp libraries, which are necessary to run GIMP and third-party GIMP plugins.

There are three methods to install libgimp2.0 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 libgimp2.0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgimp2.0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgimp2.0

Install libgimp2.0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgimp2.0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgimp2.0

Install libgimp2.0 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 libgimp2.0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgimp2.0

How To Uninstall libgimp2.0 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libgimp2.0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgimp2.0

Uninstall libgimp2.0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgimp2.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgimp2.0

Remove libgimp2.0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgimp2.0 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgimp2.0

Remove libgimp2.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgimp2.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgimp2.0

Dependencies

libgimp2.0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgimp2.0 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.