How To Install libksane-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libksane-dev on Debian 9. libksane-dev is scanner library development headers

Introduction

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

What is libksane-dev

libksane-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 libksane-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 libksane-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 libksane-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libksane-dev

Install libksane-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libksane-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libksane-dev

How To Uninstall libksane-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libksane-dev

Uninstall libksane-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libksane-dev

Remove libksane-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libksane-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libksane-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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