How To Install libjpeg-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjpeg-tools on Debian 12.
What is libjpeg-tools
libjpeg-tools is:
A complete implementation of 10918-1 (JPEG) coming from jpeg.org (the ISO group) with extensions for HDR currently discussed for standardization.
This release also includes the “JPEG on Steroids” improvements implemented for the ICIP 2016 Grand Challenge on Image Compression.
There are three methods to install libjpeg-tools 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 libjpeg-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libjpeg-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjpeg-tools
Install libjpeg-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjpeg-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjpeg-tools
Install libjpeg-tools 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 libjpeg-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjpeg-tools
How To Uninstall libjpeg-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libjpeg-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjpeg-tools
Uninstall libjpeg-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjpeg-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjpeg-tools
Remove libjpeg-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libjpeg-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjpeg-tools
Remove libjpeg-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjpeg-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjpeg-tools
Dependencies
libjpeg-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjpeg-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.