How To Install libkf5sane-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libkf5sane-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libkf5sane-dev is scanner library development headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5sane-dev on Debian 12.

What is libkf5sane-dev

libkf5sane-dev is:

The KDE scanner library provides an API and widgets for using scanners and other imaging devices supported by SANE.

This package contains the scanner library development files.

There are three methods to install libkf5sane-dev 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 libkf5sane-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 libkf5sane-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5sane-dev

Install libkf5sane-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5sane-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5sane-dev

Install libkf5sane-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 libkf5sane-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5sane-dev

How To Uninstall libkf5sane-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libkf5sane-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5sane-dev

Uninstall libkf5sane-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5sane-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5sane-dev

Remove libkf5sane-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5sane-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5sane-dev

Remove libkf5sane-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5sane-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5sane-dev

Dependencies

libkf5sane-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5sane-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.